As the tanking economy batters art prices, collectors should think about exploring categories that let the air out of their bubbles long before the stock market blew up. Consider Japanese art ...

Full Focus profiles three Puget Sound Sumi-e artists. Sumi-e is a simple, yet elegant art form handed down to Japan from China. Artists use a minimal amount of brush strokes to create subtle ink ...

Sushi is one of those foods that seems simple on the surface — a few slices of raw fish, a little rice, maybe a dab of wasabi. But behind the minimalist presentation lies centuries of craftsmanship, ...

Watch the art of assembling Japanese woodworking joints without using any nails, all crafted by hand with incredible precision. These top techniques showcase how simple yet strong connections can ...

When one thinks of Christianity, Japan is not usually a place that comes to mind. Less than one percent of the 125 million population in Japan calling themselves Christians.

Drawing on the extensive, private collection of Jeffrey Montgomery, "Form & Function" is the largest show of Japanese art the Dallas museum has ever shown: All six of its galleries are filled ...

Easily the most comprehensive and exhaustive look at Japanese cuisine available, this groundbreaking classic marks its quarter-century anniversary in a revised edition with a new foreword by ...

Japanese Tea Ritual Turned 15th Century 'Tupperware' Into Art : The Salt Eight hundred years ago, tea traveled to Japan from China in simple, ceramic storage jars. These ancient jugs, now on ...

Kintsugi is the Japanese art of putting broken pottery pieces back together with gold — a metaphor for embracing your flaws and imperfections.

Japanese art has long been associated with a simple and elegant portrayal of nature. Embodying that approach is the Nihonga movement of the turn of the 20th century, which uses all-natural ...

Most people know of the Japanese plant art of bonsai, in which tiny trees are cultivated in stylish pots. Few people are aware, though, of a related Japanese pursuit named kusamono, in which ...