Origami, the Japanese art of paper folding by using one sheet of paper to make things like animals, figures and objects. The ...

How can you tidy up if many, many things bring you joy? When the Japanese organizing guru Marie Kondo published her first book, “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up” (2014), she inspired a ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The Human Rights Defense Center has filed a lawsuit against the Metropolitan Detention Center over its paper book ban. The suit, filed on Dec. 4, 2025, in the U.S. District Court ...

Sunset Park’s Japan Village is gearing up for one of its most beloved community events of the year: the annual Holiday Craft Fair. Returning on Dec. 13 and 14 on the second floor of Sunrise Market ...

Mumbai: A Bonsai and Origami Art Exhibition has been organised at the Veermata Jijabai Bhosale Botanical Garden and Zoo in Byculla (popularly known as the Byculla Zoo). The exhibition is open to all, ...

The swift spread of a tiny invasive insect that gorges on paper threatens to ravage Japan’s priceless cultural treasures, historic records and delicate scrolls, as calls grow for stronger measures to ...

Japanese literature is celebrated for its emotional depth, poetic subtlety, and profound insight into human nature. From classical court tales to modern existential novels, Japanese authors have ...

Buoyed by the success of her book on Japanese-inspired gift wrapping, Sonoma resident Megumi Lorna Inouye will be offering two related workshops for adults of all skill levels in Sonoma during the ...

A photo shows a water bottle with a kirigami-inspired parachute attached, left, with a drone used for a test-drop in the background. (Photo courtesy of David Melancon, assistant professor at ...

A Japanese municipality was forced to withdraw tips urging women to wear shoes that make them appear “delicate” or choose makeup that looks “demure” to secure a partner, after facing accusations of ...

TOKYO – McDonald’s Japan said on Oct 27 that it will stop using paper straws at around 3,000 stores nationwide, in response to customer dissatisfaction with the drinking experience. The fast-food ...

The amplituhedron is a geometric shape with an almost mystical quality: Compute its volume, and you get the answer to a central calculation in physics about how particles interact. Now, a young ...