Tucked on Japan’s southwestern island of Kyushu, Fukuoka thrives in the understated—a mix of old-world craft and neon-lit ...

A total of about 20,000 "hina" dolls will decorate various locations in this eastern Japan city during the Katsuura Big Hina ...

China announced retaliatory tariffs on select American imports and an antitrust investigation into Google on Tuesday, just minutes after a sweeping levy on Chinese products imposed by U.S. President ...

It can now add Ibaraki Prefecture to the list ... made a ‘furoshiki’ (traditional wrapping cloth), but it can’t be left spread out at all times. We can keep the doll on display.

While Mattel's Barbie doll is the world's most popular fashion doll, she faces competition from local and regional dolls: from Mimi in South Korea to Steffi Love in Germany, Worldcrunch takes a look ...

The “Princess of R&B” has been enshrined in plastic, and Mattel’s new collectible doll celebrating Aaliyah‘s memory is nothing less than fantastic. The latest entry in Mattel Creations ...

TAKASAKI, Gunma — About 10,000 old Japanese daruma dolls were ritually burned during a memorial service for the good-luck talisman figures, which represent the Buddhist monk Bodhidharma, in Takasaki, ...

dolls in the shapes of dogs, rabbits and other animals, on Jan. 5 at Teien no Sato Honai, a roadside station in Sanjo, Niigata Prefecture. Chinkoro are traditional crafts that have been handed down in ...

Mattel released its new Aaliyah Barbie doll on Thursday in honor of the “Princess of R&B’s” 46th birthday. The doll, which costs $55.99, has already sold out. However, it will be available ...

The tangy drink is shaken with egg white and strained. It’s served in a traditional Japanese tea cup and finished with bitters. $17 The deeply flavourful Naked Matcha is a Japanese twist on the ...

Speaking during an interview at Yuraku, an old-fashioned coffee shop in Tokyo's Asakusabashi district known for its many wholesale shops and stores that sell traditional Japanese dolls, Namba ...