Kokeshi dolls are traditional Japanese wooden figures that originated in the Tohoku region almost 150 years ago. Crafted ...

A set of hina dolls is on display at Higashiosaka city hall in Osaka Prefecture. The dolls, crafted by a local company, are displayed on a fancy seven･･･ ...

China on Tuesday announced additional tariffs of up to 15 percent on American imports, effective Feb. 10, in response to a ...

Vending machines and traditional wooden kokeshi dolls are both icons of Japanese culture, and a hot spring resort in northeastern Fukushima Prefecture has combined the two. The novelty of being ...

YAESE, Okinawa Prefecture--Born in the year of Okinawa's reversion to Japan in 1972, a locally handcrafted wooden doll with a cylindrical body is enjoying a rebirth after nearly being left for ...

Traditional Russian wooden dolls called Matryoshka depicting China's President Xi Jinping, left, and U.S. President Donald ...

It took about four years to develop the small wooden satellite, measuring 10 centimeters on each side and weighing around one kilogram. The LignoSat is made of Japanese bigleaf magnolia ...

Forbes Town in Taguig glows bright for the holidays The centerpiece of the mall’s holiday celebration, Mitsuko is a towering Kokeshi doll, a traditional Japanese wooden figure that embodies the ...