Seiko has welcomed an Urushi GMT into its Presage Craftsmanship Series, a sleek time-teller that merges functionality with a ...

Japanese independent watchmakers Hajime Asaoka and Jiro Katayama have created unique pieces to benefit the Noto Charity ...

Luxury has often turned to unusual organic materials. In Renaissance Europe artisans created wonders for princely kunstkammer ...

Meet the lacquer-dialed Seiko Presage Craftsmanship Series SPB447 and the Cocktail Time Star Bar LE SRPK93 and SRE015 ✓ Fancy ...

Seiko has added its favorite complication to another watch, this time one featuring a handcrafted dial with multiple layers of urushi lacquer.

Tokyo provided assistance since the mid-2010s, and local cities offered training assistance for two free years of training from craftsmen.

Prime Minister Kishida visited Ishikawa Prefecture to assess the extent of the damage caused by the 2024 Noto Peninsula ...

The floorboards came from another century-old house my carpenter worked on, and with his help I refinished them with urushi, lacquer made from the sap of urushi trees. I splurged on a new wood stove ...