Two prized local melons fetched a record price of 2.5 million yen for the pair during the season's first auction at a wholesale market on Tuesday.
"I had expected Yubari melons would fetch a high...
Walt Disney Studio Home Entertainment and jeweler Ginza Tanaka have made this gold Mickey Mouse statue as part of a campaign to promote the Blu-ray DVD release of “National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets.â€
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Two Mangoes were auctioned in Japan for a princely sum of 200,000 Yen ($ 2000). The reason? They are not just any mangoes as they come from the renowned Miyazaki prefecture in Southern Japan.
These...
Highly visible, more than a thousand Swarovski boutiques and concessions are located in all major fashion capitals around the world. Now, Swarovski opened a new flagship store in Tokyo’s renowned Ginza district on Saturday,...
A wooden sculpture of the supreme Buddha sold for more than 14.3 million dollars in New York on Tuesday, far exceeding pre-sale estimates and setting a new record for a work of Japanese art.
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A golden lobster were placed on display at the Ginza Tanaka jewelry store in Nagoya in 2006.
Crafted from 500 grams (1.1 lb.) of pure gold, the creature is a detailed life-sized reproduction of an...
Have you ever been to a restaurant serving exotic foods and felt lost while ordering from the list of strange dishes spelt before you on the menu card? A few days back, we were...
Toraba.com has opened up its website, offering a range of authentic Japanese samurai armor. The items are all original period pieces, mostly from private collections.
Currently on offer are full armor sets (Gusoku), helmets (Kabuto),...