The Noritake china company started in 1904 as Nippon Toki Kaisha Ltd., hand-painting items in Japan, but shaping them to Western preferences.

5. Noritake Another style Rachel always looks out for is 1950s Noritake ceramics (A Japanese brand that has patterns for every type of personal taste).

Japanese paints Kuretake Gansai Tambi Watercolors 36-Color Set These 36 watercolor paints come in an elegant box and are made by a 117-year-old sumi-ink manufacturer in Nara, Japan.

There are many Noritake pottery pieces out there, waiting to be foraged by someone who knows a vintage piece, and many sets are worth $50 to $150. Identifying Noritake wares isn't for the faint of ...

A guide to Japan’s rice from past harvests, currently being released from government stockpiles in a bid to tackle high prices, and the words used to describe it. The “rice year” in Japan ...

Gearoid Reidy is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering Japan and the Koreas. He previously led the breaking news team in North Asia, and was the Tokyo deputy bureau chief. Of rice and men.

To unravel the mysteries of these difficult voyages, the researchers employed a unique combination of numerical simulations ...

When Japanese beetles were first reported in Wisconsin in the 1950s in the southeast part of the state, it was thought they might not be able to get established because the winters were too cold.

As Japan's dwindling population increasingly migrates to cities, 450 rural schools close each year. Now, some are being transformed into unique inns.

NAGOYA -- The Nagoya District Court ordered a municipal assemblyman in Kasugai, Aichi Prefecture, to pay 170,000 yen (about $1,180) in compensation af ...

Japanese researchers turned to “experimental archaeology” to study how ancient humans navigated powerful ocean currents and ...

TOKYO -- The Imperial Family's beloved dog Yuri has died due to old age at 16 years and 4 months, a close aide to the Imperial Household announced on ...