Nat'l council to hand down 'washoku' culture to be launched

Nat'l council to hand down 'washoku' culture to be launched

TOKYO, Japan - Isao Kumakura (C), president of Shizuoka University of Art and Culture, and others in Tokyo on Dec. 8, 2014, announce they will establish a national council for passing the tradition and culture of "washoku" Japanese cuisine to the next generation. The council is expected to start its activities in April 2015. Washoku was registered in UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list in 2013.

Japan's cut glass master carries on tradition, answering modern needs

Japan's cut glass master carries on tradition, answering modern needs

Ryuichi Kumakura, a 70-year-old artisan of Edo Kiriko traditional Japanese cut glass, engraves his original "Kometsunagi" (chain of rice grains) design on a wine glass at his studio in Tokyo's Kameido on Dec. 12, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Nat'l council to hand down 'washoku' culture to be launched

Nat'l council to hand down 'washoku' culture to be launched

TOKYO, Japan - Isao Kumakura (C), president of Shizuoka University of Art and Culture, and others in Tokyo on Dec. 8, 2014, announce they will establish a national council for passing the tradition and culture of "washoku" Japanese cuisine to the next generation. The council is expected to start its activities in April 2015. Washoku was registered in UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list in 2013. (Kyodo)

(2)Kuraya Sanseido Inc.

(2)Kuraya Sanseido Inc.

TOKYO, Japan - Sadatake Kumakura, president of Kuraya Sanseido Inc., celebrates a three-way consolidation deal with Atol's Osamu Watanabe and Everlth's Takashi Saito. The photo was taken Dec. 12, 2003 at Tokyo Stock Exchange. (Kyodo)

(1)Kuraya Sanseido Inc.

(1)Kuraya Sanseido Inc.

TOKYO, Japan - File photo of Sadatake Kumakura, president of Kuraya Sanseido Inc. The photo was taken April 26, 2002. (Kyodo)