a 125-year-old Japanese paper company is breathing new life into an age-old washi tradition. NO matter how beautiful a piece of paper is, it has little worth if it is not utilised in our everyday ...

Ten illustrations, including original ink paintings drawn on Echizen Washi by manga artists and replicas of the art, were displayed ... his works painted on Kent paper became oxidized and turned ...

Japanese paper, known as washi, is attractively textured and extremely durable. In Japan, it's used in everything from sliding doors to banknotes. Paper first arrived from China around the 7th ...

Echizen City in Fukui Prefecture is a major center for washi paper production. There, papermaker Igarashi Masami created "Food Paper," combining produce like potatoes or onions – mainly ...