In Japan, most modern homes are built with pre-cut lumber, but traditional hand-cut joinery still holds special value. This ...

A team of researchers based in Norway and Japan might soon have you walking on desert sand, no matter how far from the dunes ...

Bodø in Northern Norway enjoyed its year as European Capital of Culture and now presents a confidence as a tourist ...

As a fervent member of Haruki Murakami’s cult following, my interest was piqued when I learned of his self-coined “somewhat of a memoir” focused on his ...

The Trump administration has put critical minerals at the heart of its trade and industrial policies in an effort to reduce dependence on China.

The Jonas sauna, designed by Lithuanian company Celsium Wellness, features burnt-wood exterior for a unique look and wood ...

UK North Sea investment is set to slump sharply, with Wood Mackenzie forecasting UK upstream capex to fall below $3.5 billion ...

When Isuzu decided it needed a halo car in the mid-1960s, it asked an up-and-coming designer to sketch the 117's exterior.

You never forget your first Murakami. Reading Norwegian Wood at 19 without a fully developed frontal lobe is an experience into itself. For the readers who continue to pursue the magic of Murakami, I ...

Welcome to the 2026 JPY NOK history summary. This is the Japanese Yen (JPY) to Norwegian Krone (NOK) exchange rate history data page for the year of 2026, covering 15 days of JPY NOK historical data.

Yakisugi is a Japanese architectural technique for charring the surface of wood. It has become quite popular in bioarchitecture because the carbonized layer protects the wood from water, fire, insects ...