WAJIMA, Ishikawa Prefecture--The Noto Peninsula earthquake dealt a severe blow to the production of Wajima-nuri traditional lacquerware, which is designated an important intangible cultural heritage.

We follow UK-born Suzanne Ross - a lacquerware artisan in Wajima - in her efforts to recover after this January's quake, and meet Chinese Tomoe Setsubai who runs a Japanese confectionery in Yokohama.

Nam, which stands in the center of Seoul. In this space, she stores a roomful of various Korean "najeonchilgi" or traditional lacquerware inlaid with mother-of-pearl, ranging from a closet to ...

WASHINGTON—Stuffed Super Mario toys and Wajima-nuri lacquerware are among the gifts that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida brought to U.S. President Joe Biden for his state visit. On the afternoon ...