Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. The tawashi brush is a tool that has followed me from my childhood cooking to my adult working life. It’s a ...

In business since 1907, scrubbing brush maker Kamenoko Tawashi finally expands its business outside its original home, opening a branch shop on Yanaka's 'Hebi-dori' ('Snake Street'). In addition to ...

Replacing the kitchen sponge when it gets gross and crusted over with bits of old food is a stupidly simple task, and yet I somehow always convince myself I “don’t have time” to do it. It’s the same ...

Winter root vegetables are on their way, so a tool such as a Japanese tawashi brush is a great thing to have on hand. Made of tightly wound and bound palm fiber, this traditional brush is tough enough ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from The Tawashi It’s a vertical scrolling shooting game (Vertical Shmup) with a slightly nostalgic atmosphere! Avoid and shoot and avoid and shoot and avoid!

Tokyo, along with the rest of Japan, is ramping up efforts to be more environmentally conscious. Sustainability is the focus for new fashion brands, vegan restaurants and more across the city. But if ...

Practical and pretty: Tawashi brushes made from the fibers of the windmill palm have been used in Japan for centuries. For 70 years, Takada’s artisans have been handcrafting tawashi brushes one at a ...

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