Bento and more - Philippine Star Online
27 May 2012, 10:40 am
The much-loved bento is a typical Japanese takeout meal served in either simple or elegant lacquerware box that contains a mishmash of viands complete with gohan (rice), a starter or side dish, main dish and dessert. In the local set-up, a bento meal is ...

Product Wire - Gifts & Decorative Accessories
25 May 2012, 11:18 am
5.9 oz. $34. Nest Fragrances, New York. 212.759.0047. The Elephants round tray from J. Fleet Designs is made using the ancient Vietnamese handicraft of lacquerware. 16". $210. The Elephants are also available on a big tray, a square ottoman tray ...

Opportunity for British Retail: Products from Japanese Tsunami Area Showcased in London this July - cisionwire.com
25 May 2012, 7:14 am
Bitowa lacquerware from Fukushima – The city of Aizu-Wakamatsu is renowned in Japan as a source of excellent lacquerware. This fascinating craft has been given a bold, modern twist by the creative minds behind the Bitowa initiative.

Immerse Yourself in Korean Culture at the Jeonju Hanok Village - e-Travel Blackboard
24 May 2012, 8:30 pm
Jeonju Hanok Village has some exceptional handmade gifts and souvenirs and you can visit many traditional arts and craft studios including the traditional mulberry paper crafts, lacquerware and natural dyeing techniques and many other beautiful gifts that ...

HOCKEY: Maybank boost for the grassroots - Worldnews.com
24 May 2012, 3:15 pm
The city has a few international standard hotels and many family-run guesthouses. Bagan is also the center of Burmese lacquerware industry, which to a large degree depends on tourist demand. Much of the lacquerware is destined for souvenir shops ...

From Catastrophic Devastation to Cutting-edge Design: Products from the Japanese Tsunami Area Showcased in London this July - cisionwire.com
24 May 2012, 2:11 pm
Bitowa lacquerware from Fukushima – The city of Aizu-Wakamatsu is renowned in Japan as a source of excellent lacquerware. This fascinating craft has been given a bold, modern twist by the creative minds behind the Bitowa initiative. Their products take a ...

Beijing in private-sector push to fight slowdown - Worldnews.com
23 May 2012, 2:33 pm
Beijing's lacquerware is also well known for its sophisticated and intrinsic patterns and images carved into its surface, and the various decoration techniques of lacquer include "carved lacquer" and "engraved gold". Younger residents of Beijing have ...

Japan still finding its feet, one year on - Daily Telegraph
22 May 2012, 3:50 am
Not as quickly as many here would like, though. Usually the Oriental Bazaar, on one of Tokyo's glitziest streets, would be packed with Westerners stocking up on kimonos, lacquerware, Japanese paper and antiques, but on a cold March day business is slow.

Narai's nostalgic delights revisited - Japan Times
19 May 2012, 6:42 pm
Memories double-exposed over the place I was really in. Roll calls: A craftsman (above) curves lacquerware the traditional way; and some of the 200 Nakasendo Jizo statues gathered at Narai. Like so many other places I've been to, and been back to ...

5 Bizarre Souvenirs I Brought Back From Vietnam - Huffington Post
12 May 2012, 7:51 am
You can keep your fine art, your lacquerware, your hand-woven silk. When it comes to souvenirs, I want weird. Plastic junk that makes noises and smashes into things. Stuff that my wife says is ugly and that I should leave alone. Cheap, packable knickknacks ...