Economic downturns are difficult for anyone, and this is especially true for people working in the arts. The coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc on the economy in Japan and the rest of the world. Japanese artisans have been especially hard hit...
The Japanese traditional industry has been declining in recent years. This is because of the growing aging population of artisans, the absence of successors and the dip in demand for traditional crafts. One company, AERU Company, may have found the...