Shi Yongxin, abbot of China's Shaolin Temple, emphasised the need to shift humanity’s values and behaviours, promoting ...

Japanese design principles are renowned for their exquisite simplicity, unmatched functionality and timeless elegance.

Japanese design principles are renowned for their exquisite simplicity, unmatched functionality, and timeless elegance. These ...

The Zen temple and martial arts dojo in the back of Kalihi Valley has become a sought-after place to practice the art of ...

Jon Woodhouse, who writes regular arts and entertainment articles for The Maui News, is currently traveling in Japan and ...

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U.S. engineer Jonathan Knight spent five years perfecting his fusion of audio gear and Wajima lacquerware here.

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Telling the story of a small, subsistence farming mountain community whose few remaining members keep drifting away to nearby cities, Tsuta Tetsuichiro’s second feature, 2013’s The Tale of Iya, drew ...