The Japanese word origami has long been part of the global lexicon, and this traditional paper-folding craft is now being applied to new uses in fields ranging from outer space to inside the human ...

KASHIWA, Japan – Japanese scientists and origami masters hope to launch a paper airplane from space and learn from its trip back to Earth. It's no joke. A prototype passed a durability test in a wind ...

Despite its ubiquitous association with Japan, origami’s history is shrouded in mystery. Some say the paper-folding techniques were imported from ancient China, while others insist they were invented ...

KAMEOKA: Yuki Tatsumi was waiting tables at an izakaya pub in Japan's Kyoto when something on the table caught his eye--a chopstick wrapper folded and fiddled into an abstract shape. It was the ...

KASHIWA, Japan — Japanese scientists and origami masters hope to launch a paper airplane from space and learn from its trip back to Earth. It's no joke. A prototype passed a durability test in a wind ...

This winter, I had the opportunity to try out some of the prettiest models of earrings now on sale at Grape Shop. I got four mini boxes, each including one pair of colorful earrings in a different ...

Waiters said they now find it more rewarding than a real tip in cash. Yuki Tatsumi was waiting tables at an izakaya pub in Japan's Kyoto when something on the table caught his eye - a chopstick ...