INTERVIEW

ALL LIFE FOOD FASHION

Wine and Tsukudani? Shinbashi Tamakiya’s New Frontier

As inbound tourism recovers and health-conscious eating trends rise, Japanese c...

From Part-Timer to Executive Officer: Meet the Woman behind Komiya Shoten’s Transformative Change

Komiya Shoten is renowned for its Western-style umbrellas, each carefully craft...

[Tokyo Metropolitan Medicinal Botanical Garden] Finding Purpose in a 365-Day Natural Wonderland

Just steps from Higashi-Yamatoshi Station on the Seibu Haijima Line lies the To...

Bringing Innovation to the Family Trade

“I swore I’d never take over the family business,” says Takayuki Shiina, the CE...

Calligraphy for Everyday Life: Novel Interior Design from Carré MOJI

“When I first saw the works handled by Carré MOJI, I was shocked. I had been pr...

Why Uchino Towels Are Loved Across Cultures

Uchino is dedicated to uncompromising quality from cotton yarn to finished prod...

Keeping the Wheels of Innovation and Tradition Turning

Established in the Edo period, Ibasen is a renowned for specializing in sensu a...