and working as a slave laborer in a Japanese coal mine before his liberation at the end of the war. While a prisoner, Steele turned to art. He started drawing in Bilibid prison, secretly recording ...

HIDAKA, Kochi -- In this village by the pristine waters of the Niyodo River, a small manufacturer of Japanese paper has won global recognition by successfully using machines to produce the world's ...

We were even able to learn a few useful Japanese expressions by the end of the day. Although we practised a lot and tried our best to draw as smoothly as possible with the tools we were given ...

Hidakawashi Co. President Hiroyoshi Chinzei holds up Japanese paper with a thickness of just 0.02 millimeters in Hidaka, Kochi Prefecture. (Mainichi/Masatoshi Maekawa) HIDAKA, Kochi -- In this ...