For ten years Azuma Makoto has crisscrossed the globe with an unusual travelling companion: a bonsai tree, photographed in all manner of unexpected locations to stunning effect. The resulting images ...

In this season of shorter days and longer nights we probably need the sight of flowers more than ever. Perfect timing for Ben Tracy's "Postcard From Tokyo": The mornings begin shrouded in fog and ...

Julie Azuma, founder of online retailer Different Roads to Learning, talks quietly with her two employees in DRL’s Manhattan office. As befits a company that has tripled its revenue in the past five ...

JAPANESE FLORAL artist and sculptor Azuma Makoto has spent the last two decades collaborating with luxury fashion houses such as Dior, Hermès, Fendi and even whisky brand Glenmorangie (his bottle ...

Julie Azuma, founder of online retailer Different Roads to Learning, talks quietly with her two employees in DRL’s Manhattan office. As befits a company that has tripled its revenue in the past five ...

Japanese artist Azuma Makoto specializes in creating intricate floral arrangements. Oftentimes, the artist takes to unconventional methods in presenting a vivid array of diverse flora with Makoto even ...

A new smart home device in Japan is a female hologram that's designed to be your "virtual wife." Her name is Azuma Hikari and she can give weather updates, turn on lights, and lots more. She also acts ...

Fifty years ago, the land of Azuma shattered into dozens of floating islands during the Celestial Collapse. Worse still, the "runes" which sustain the world are draining away. As the Earthdancer, it's ...