What if failure were a prerequisite for better appreciation and management of success? That's the central question I'd like us to explore. And why? Because there are still parents, educators, ...

Have you ever broken something of value? Maybe you broke your favorite coffee mug, a bone in your body, a family heirloom, a garage window, an appliance in your home. Alternatively, maybe what was ...

Kintsugi (golden joinery) is a distinctively Japanese technique of restoring broken pottery and ceramics using urushi (lacquer) with metallic powders to give the appearance of gold and silver lining ...

SONOMA, Calif. (KGO) -- In her Sonoma home, artist Maki Aizawa holds a broken plate. "When something breaks, we tend to throw it away," she said. "But we don't have to throw it away and don't have to ...

At midnight the night before I left for Japan to learn kintsugi, the ancient art of repairing broken pottery, my parents’ kitchen cabinet came crashing to the ground. My dog and I slept through the ...

Roughly translating as ‘joining with gold’, the ancient repair technique uses urushi lacquer and powdered gold to restore broken teaware, based on the Japanese philosophy of wabi-sabi: finding beauty ...

Kintsugi, a San Francisco-based AI-driven tax compliance startup, has secured $18 million in new funding, doubling its valuation to $150 million within six months. The funding round was led by Vertex ...

Please always refer to the latest government advice before booking travel and departing on any trip. Japan-based writer Ally Hongo finds treasured stories and lessons from Japan's craft masters and ...

Gorgeous baroque pearls, expert gold craftsmanship, and ancient Japanese arts come together in George Inaki Root’s fabulous fine jewelry company, Milamore. Milamore is built on the principles of ...

Kintsugi, a San Francisco-based start-up that helps businesses with sales tax compliance, will today announce a $6 million Series A funding round that values the company at around $40 million. The ...