While the cherry blossoms trees on the Portland Waterfront are fading, the trees at the Portland Japanese Garden are at peak ...

The flower buds on North Park’s Japanese cherry trees began to swell in late March, and an event to take in their short-lived beauty is scheduled for the first Saturday in April. The Pittsburgh Sakura ...

Whether in Drew’s office, where a rigid brutalist brass game table stands just a few feet from a wabi sabi coffee table ...

The Borough of Trees is getting a first-of-its-kind Japanese mini-forest this spring – which is slated to improve air quality ...

From subtropical islands to chilled-out ski resorts, there are so many places in Japan that don't suffer from the overtourism ...

Incorporating lacquer furniture is an easy way to add a beautiful, timeless touch to any space. Wherever you source your piece—estate sales, flea markets, thrift shops, or hand-me-downs from ...

Learn about our editorial policies Decision trees are major components of finance, philosophy, and decision analysis in university classes. Yet, many students and graduates fail to understand ...

When Suzanne Ross, an English-born artisan based on Japan’s Noto Peninsula, began her 40-year career making traditional Japanese ... apply urushi (lacquer made from tree sap) to the object ...

That sense of self-acceptance is reflected in “Porcelain,” which JoJo said was inspired by kintsugi, the Japanese art of repairing broken ceramics with lacquer and gold powder.

“The cancer drug irinotecan originates from the alkaloid camptothecin, which was first discovered in Camptotheca acuminata, also known as the Happy Tree, Cancer Tree, or Tree of Life,” she ...