Despite its ubiquitous association with Japan, origami’s history is shrouded in mystery. Some say the paper-folding techniques were imported from ancient China, while others insist they were invented ...

Many small hands make beautiful, colorful work. And many small hands were busy last week at Lincoln Street Elementary School learning the Japanese art of origami. Students spent part of their recess ...

KAMEOKA: Yuki Tatsumi was waiting tables at an izakaya pub in Japan's Kyoto when something on the table caught his eye--a chopstick wrapper folded and fiddled into an abstract shape. It was the ...

At an Olympics where journalists are largely sealed off from the host country due to strict COVID-19 protocols, a group of young Japanese volunteers is offering tiny presents that showcase an art form ...

This winter, I had the opportunity to try out some of the prettiest models of earrings now on sale at Grape Shop. I got four mini boxes, each including one pair of colorful earrings in a different ...

KASHIWA, Japan – Japanese scientists and origami masters hope to launch a paper airplane from space and learn from its trip back to Earth. It's no joke. A prototype passed a durability test in a wind ...

Waiters said they now find it more rewarding than a real tip in cash. Yuki Tatsumi was waiting tables at an izakaya pub in Japan's Kyoto when something on the table caught his eye - a chopstick ...

"Cash isn't the only way to show your warm feelings." I object to the word "tip" in this article. It's just as likely that customers just fold up the chopstick sheath because they have nothing to do ...