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American apprentice trains in Japan's Shiga Pref. to master traditional 'kintsugi' craft

NAGAHAMA, Shiga -- An American woman teaching "kintsugi" -- the Japanese art of repairing broken ceramics with lacquer and decorating them with gold powder -- is in Japan to hone her skills under a ...
The New York Times

The Most Important Person (in Japanese Food) You’ve Never Heard Of

From her TriBeCa shop, Saori Kawano has spent decades supplying chefs with knives and housewares, and teaching Americans about the precise pleasures of the cuisine. Since Saori Kawano moved to New ...