Japan's traditional papercraft, origami, has come to be used in engineering, as researchers observe insects and other ...

BYU’s Compliant Mechanisms Research lab recently completed a five-year project for the U.S. Air Force, developing designs for ...

The Japanese government, through the Japan Information and Culture Center (JICC), showcased its country's culture and ...

The Oshogatsu Family Festival ushered in 2025 on Sunday at the Japanese American National Museum ... with snake-theme activities including origami, a scavenger hunt, a bookmark and making spiral ...

Hidakawashi Co. President Hiroyoshi Chinzei holds up Japanese paper with a thickness of just 0.02 millimeters in Hidaka, Kochi Prefecture. (Mainichi/Masatoshi Maekawa) HIDAKA, Kochi -- In this ...

Kosuke Okahara for The New York Times Supported by By Clay Risen One afternoon in February 1891, a Japanese chemist named Jokichi Takamine arrived by train in Peoria, Ill. He was there at the ...

Mochitsuki, a Japanese tradition featuring the pounding of rice, snake origami, demos featuring candy sculptures, and other sweet surprises are on the schedule. It's free but do get a ticket ahead ...

At Origami, a new Pan Asian resto bar in Palavakkam ... Time for desserts. First, a Japanese cotton cheese cake that melts in the mouth and is akin to biting into a soft cotton pillow.

Here's why you should not wipe your toilet seat with toilet paper. A Japanese toilet maker has issued a public service announcement (PSA), advising users to refrain from wiping their seats with ...