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Twinbird builds where 95% of Japan's flatware is made. Neither the toaster nor the coffee maker has a 120V version — ... Read More
Nara wove mosquito netting until repellent killed the market. The cloth survived as a dishcloth that dries too fast t... Read More
Both descend from the Indian mala, but a juzu is held across both hands and rubbed, not counted. Which type to buy if... Read More
In 2008 a Tango weaver threw out its power looms and bought hand looms instead. Huntsman stocks the result. First, th... Read More
Keep-warm dries rice out over hours. A sawara cypress tub buffers moisture instead — better cold rice, not hotter. An... Read More
The cross-back apron came from Japan and has been copied everywhere. What the design actually does, and what still se... Read More
Dense azuki jelly that keeps a year unrefrigerated, and which Japanese climbers carry as fuel. Plus why dorayaki cann... Read More
Japanese rush-grass yoga mats smell of cut grass instead of rubber. But you cannot wash one, and it grips less than r... Read More
The West layers gloves and socks; Japan insulates the torso. Seamless circular knitting means no side seam — and no, ... Read More
Good nori dissolves on the tongue; cheap nori is leather. The Ariake tide lifts the crop into the air twice a day, an... Read More