SETO, Aichi Prefecture--Four wooden crates that lay in a warehouse here for decades yielded an unexpected trove of ceramic figurines manufactured when Japan was under U.S. occupation. The boxes ...

SETO, Aichi Prefecture--When he found an unusual ceramic statue in an old warehouse here, Yoshitomo Nakamura had a mystery to solve. Why was it created and by whom? The statue depicts a group of ...

The Setomono Matsuri is the biggest ceramics event in Japan. Each year, approximately half a million visitors attend the ...