The Seiko Presage Classic Series Craftsmanship pairs attainable Japanese watchmaking with impressive traditional crafts. We recently saw the introduction of a version with an enamel dial and another ...

The table above is the complete Urushi Ramadan Calendar 2025. Here you can see the Sehri timing and iftar timing in Urushi from the first to the last Ramadan fasting day. The Islamic and Gregorian ...

Celine is celebrating traditional craftmanship at an exhibition at the France Pavilion at this year’s Osaka-Kansai World Expo 2025. Traditional craft technique, lacquerware, is the focus of the Celine ...

You can teach a robotic dog new tricks, it seems, with mechanic canines now being deployed in tests to detect and defuse bomb threats. The trials led by Ministry of Defence (MoD) scientists and ...

KYOTO — A retrospective exhibition of Tatsuaki Kuroda (1904-1982), a wood and lacquer artist and living national treasure, is being held at the National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto in Sakyo Ward, ...

A large Wajima-nuri lacquerware globe, which escaped being damaged in the Noto Peninsula Earthquake last year, will be exhibited at the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Jan.

Lacquerware, a traditional Japanese craft, gains its elegance and luxury from multiple layers of “urushi (lacquer tree sap).” With use, it becomes even more lustrous and translucent, often lasting 20 ...

Ever since Seiko unveiled its new 4R34 automatic GMT movement, the brand has been on an absolute tear when it comes to travel watches. Utilizing this movement and other newly developed calibers, such ...

Seiko has welcomed an Urushi GMT into its Presage Craftsmanship Series, a sleek time-teller that merges functionality with a traditional Japanese aesthetic. In keeping with Presage’s timeless designs, ...

Into its fourth generation, a Japanese company with more than 100 years of experience in the lacquer business launched a new design brand in 2021. Makino Urushi Design, a brand born from the esteemed ...

Fender has celebrated the first anniversary of its flagship Tokyo store by releasing an unprecedented special edition Stratocaster – and it’s unlike any Strat you’ve come across before. The unveiling ...