A look at Japan’s love of packaging, from impeccably crafted cardboard to lacquered works of art. By Nick Haramis In the story of Urashima Taro, a Japanese folk tale dating to the eighth century ...

In Japan, the small donation boxes placed near convenience store registers often go unnoticed by customers, and those who do contribute to them may not give a lot of thought to where the money goes.

Shofu Inc., a dental equipment manufacturer, found 15 wooden boxes filled with small pottery discs in a warehouse of Kyoto in August 2023, the Japanese outlet The Mainichi reported on Oct. 21.