SPENCER — Noriko Gordon’s curiosity became more than she could bear after reading a 1997 article in a Japanese newspaper about the return of a doll from the United States to Japan. The doll was a part ...

Katsuo-ji Temple is known as the "Daruma temple" due to its large collection of the dolls. - Rebecca Cairns/CNN At Katsuo-ji Temple, Daruma dolls watch from every corner. They peer between tree ...

Daruma dolls are made with paper and glue. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a two-day official trip to Japan on August 29 and 30 to attend the 15th India-Japan Annual Summit, was presented with ...

FuRyu revealed a new figure that will depict the famous NieR Automata character 2B in a Japanese Doll attire. The company has also opened pre-orders for the figure, which will be available in Japan in ...

When the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor 75 years ago, museum directors across the nation had a decision to make: Should they continue to exhibit the Japanese Friendship Dolls given to the United States ...

On Saturday, an exhibition of Japanese dolls opens at the Rochester Museum and Science Center. It is worth going to see the dolls for their beauty and craftsmanship. But even more impressive is what ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent two-day visit to Japan began on a symbolic note when Rev. Seishi Hirose, the chief priest of Shorinzan Daruma-Ji Temple in Tokyo, presented him with a Daruma doll ...

Draw, wish, and burn: Check how to use a Daruma doll, its significance and history. When one goes to Japan, they cannot miss this oblong red figure in every shop, nook, and cranny of the Asian country ...

Adults are turning Japan's Licca-chan doll into a social media superstar - Copyright AFP Philip FONG Adults are turning Japan's Licca-chan doll into a social media ...

CAMP ZAMA, Japan (Feb. 27, 2020) -- One by one, members of local Girl Scout organizations took traditional Japanese "Hinamatsuri" dolls off a table at the Camp Zama Library here Feb. 26 and placed ...