Possibly the best image of Japan is as a place where ultra-modern, high technology meets traditional principles and design.

Often utilizing vivid colors, these blown glass glasses are wonderful examples of a traditional Japanese technique.

Get to know modern community development while viewing heritage sites from Japan's industrial revolution.

Whether you're brewing up some powdered matcha green tea or a cup of Earl Grey, boiling water in these kettles will give your tea an extra kick!

Encounter the beautiful colors of nature nurtured by the four seasons.

Want your very own hologram to turn on the TV or set the temperature in your bath water?

Professor Satoshi Omura, joint recipient of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, has discovered organic compounds produced by microorganisms in the soil that are being used to free hundreds of millions of people from infectious diseases.

The Kesen Tsubaki Dream Project uses camellia oil to make hand cream that's not only popular, but helped revitalize a region once devastated by the Great East Japan Earthquake.