TOKYO -- The base of Tokyo Skytree in the capital's Sumida Ward has long been home to many small factories. Walking along a narrow alley in the neighborhood, backstreet manufactories and workshops can ...

Japanese "hagoita" decorative wooden paddles bearing images of seven prominent people this year have been put on display in Tokyo. A doll wholesaler has been making the battledore paddles every year ...

People look to buy hagoita paddles at one of the stalls lining the grounds of Senso-ji temple in Tokyo's Taito Ward on Dec. 17, 2022. (Mainichi/Kengo Miura)=Click/tap photo for more images. TOKYO -- A ...

What Min­ne­so­ta-made dé­cor ac­ces­so­ry is be­ing sold in a Paris bou­tique and tout­ed in pub­li­ca­tions rang­ing from Van­i­ty Fair to Har­per's Ba­zaar as a hand­crafted ob­ject of de­sire?

Paddles of the Grand recently celebrated its one-year anniversary. This social enterprise brings many local individuals and groups together to create decorative paddles, which are just over half a ...