With recovery efforts still ongoing on the Noto ... by his attitude and desire to open up new possibilities for Wajima lacquerware, and helped the artisan set up a gallery. But then the earthquake ...

But it is already clear that Wajima - renowned for its fisheries, lacquerware, and markets - faces a long road to recovery from not just the quake but a massive fire in a major tourist centre.

To create Wajima-nuri, one of the oldest forms of lacquerware in Japan ... and it donates a portion of the revenue from bookings to Noto’s recovery. The city has also been organizing trade events, ...

Lacquerware maker Takaho Shoji hunches over his desk in the disaster-hit city of Wajima in central Japan, applying another layer of coating to a dark, wooden box. One brushstroke at a time ...

Wajima lacquerware (Wajima-nuri ... Zealand Chamber of Commerce in Japan Though Townsend said she expected the recovery pace to be slow, given the severity of the earthquakes and the difficulty ...

“I want to convey the attraction of Wajima lacquerware to the rest of the world while showing off the Noto Peninsula’s recovery from the quake disaster at the same time,” said Knigh ...

To create Wajima-nuri, one of the oldest forms of lacquerware in Japan, one must painstakingly apply urushi (lacquer made from tree sap) to the object—say, a bowl or dish—let it dry ...