The Noritake china company started in 1904 as Nippon Toki Kaisha Ltd., hand-painting items in Japan, but shaping them to Western preferences.

5. Noritake Another style Rachel always looks out for is 1950s Noritake ceramics (A Japanese brand that has patterns for every type of personal taste).

Japanese paints Kuretake Gansai Tambi Watercolors 36-Color Set These 36 watercolor paints come in an elegant box and are made by a 117-year-old sumi-ink manufacturer in Nara, Japan.

There are many Noritake pottery pieces out there, waiting to be foraged by someone who knows a vintage piece, and many sets are worth $50 to $150. Identifying Noritake wares isn't for the faint of ...

Princess Charlene of Monaco pulled out of a planned visit to Japan this week The princess and her 10-year-old twins, Prince Jacques and Princess Gabriella, will not be accompanying Prince Albert ...

To unravel the mysteries of these difficult voyages, the researchers employed a unique combination of numerical simulations ...

Japanese researchers turned to “experimental archaeology” to study how ancient humans navigated powerful ocean currents and ...

NAGOYA—A transgender politician from Aichi Prefecture has won a damages lawsuit for emotional distress after a fellow assembly member called her an “old guy” in front of coworkers.

NAGOYA -- The Nagoya District Court ordered a municipal assemblyman in Kasugai, Aichi Prefecture, to pay 170,000 yen (about $1,180) in compensation af ...

As Japan's dwindling population increasingly migrates to cities, 450 rural schools close each year. Now, some are being transformed into unique inns.

Researchers did X-rays and CT scans of a 1,300-year-old sheath from an island in Japan and revealed the unique blade inside, photos show. Photo from the Munakata-Okinoshima and Associated Heritage ...

Researchers did X-rays and CT scans of a 1,300-year-old sheath from an island in Japan and revealed the unique blade inside, photos show. Photo from the Munakata-Okinoshima and Associated Heritage ...