Wajima, Japan, Dec 29, 2024 (AFP) - Japan's Wajima craftmakers see hope in disaster-hit region

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2024-12-29

Lacquerware maker Takaho Shoji hunches over his desk in the disaster-hit city of Wajima in central Japan, applying another layer of coating to a dark, wooden box. One brushstroke at a time, the 53-year-old is determined to bring life back to his remote community after a devastating New Year's Day earthquake, followed by severe floods. "I need to do whatever I can to move forward with the reconstruction, and to continue this tradition and pass it......

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