Paper sommelier' hopes to help revive Japan's washi industry - The Japan Times

Yoshinao Sugihara, head of a traditional paper wholesaler in Echizen, Fukui Prefecture, takes the use of washi paper to a new level in interior design.

Japan Travel: Tourist Guide to Summer Festivals, From Kyoto to Tokyo and Osaka - Bloomberg

Japan's ex-Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone dead at 101 - Los Angeles Times

Shinto - Wikipedia

Samurai Armor: The Dignified Aesthetics of the Warrior Class - Core Kyoto

Sustainable Initiatives: Nishijin Weavers Embrace the Times - Core Kyoto

The Virtue of Prosperity: Finding Values in an Age of Techno-Affluence: 9780684868158: D'Souza, Dinesh: Books

Filling Needs with Empty Rooms - BIZ STREAM

Travel pros warn against diluting 'Japaneseness' - The Japan Times

Eureka moments abound at sake sommelier Marie Chiba's new bar - The Japan Times

Japanese businesses' deep roots in need of a tonic

Trump Races for Trade Deals With Japan and India as China Fight Persists - The New York Times

Japanese Bamboo Art: The Abbey Collection by The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Issuu

Miso: Fermentation, the Taste of Kyoto - Core Kyoto