ECHIZEN, japan >> Kawakami Gozen, the goddess of paper, continues to inspire craftspeople in the Goka area of Echizen, Fukui prefecture, where the streets are lined with papermaking workshops. Legend ...

HIDAKA, Japan - Once an indispensable part of daily life in Japan, ultrathin washi paper was used for everything from writing and painting to lampshades, umbrellas and sliding doors, but demand has ...

Japanese washi paper is renowned for its aesthetic beauty and its wide-array of usages. Now, a group of researchers have made a green composite material from washi which boasts a 60% increase in ...

For over 1,000 years, Japan has produced some of the world’s finest paper, using strong natural fibers and exceptional production techniques passed down through the generations. Japanese handmade ...

WASHINGTON (Japan News/ANN) — The US National Archives in Washington is making good use of traditional Japanese "washi" paper to repair historical documents. Washi is light, strong, water-resistant ...

Handmade in Japan since around the 17th century, washi, which translates as ‘Japanese paper’, has become something of a national treasure. The ancient art form of its production traditionally sees ...

Art has a voice. It sings. It whispers. It tells stories. For Citizen, the story begins with Japan. With its vibrant culture and traditional art. With nature in its most pristine form. The fusion of ...

Many of us take what were once luxuries for granted – clean water from our taps, a warm bed or a hot meal, for example. So it may not cross our minds what a luxury commodity paper was only a few ...

With the exception of plate and collodion processes, most film consists of a thin layer of silver halide particles suspended in a gelatinous coating atop clear plastic. The film used by Film Washi isn ...

Final Co., Ltd. has announced the DX4000 CL, a closed-back, over-ear headphone designed to deliver a wide, open soundstage ...

Hiroyoshi Chinzei, a fourth-generation washi paper maker, displays the world's thinnest paper at his factory in Hidaka, Japan, on March 15. [Photo/VCG] HIDAKA, Japan - Once an indispensable part of ...