NAHA, JAPAN—The Mainichi reports that a bead made of shell and red iron oxide pigment recovered from Sakitari-do Cave in southern Okinawa has been dated to 23,000 years ago by researchers at the ...

And at $55, including the silver chain, the traditional Japanese tombodama is the ultimate souvenir of summer. And that's just one bead. Takagi has dozens, each its own little universe.

So with Japanese whisky having reached unprecedented heights of reverence, Kyoto artisans are now crafting Whisky Wood Prayer Beads. Kanbe Juzu was founded in Kyoto over 100 years ago, and as ...

The bead will be on display from Oct. 22 as part of the exhibition “Shellmound age: coral sea, dugong and humans in Okinawa” at the museum. Related News Ancient glass beads dug up in Fukuoka ...

Consumer Japan pearl prices surge as men too don the precious beads. Gender-neutral attitudes and oyster die-off tighten market ...