Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. To walk into the footwear department of a shopping mall in Tokyo is to become aware of two things: Japanese customers like comfort ...

Japanese artist Chiharu Shiota tied red yarn to hundreds of unpaired shoes for "Perspectives," opening August 30 at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. John Tsantes Hundreds of unpaired shoes currently ...

We caught up with Fukuda, during his first-ever visit to New York City this fall. It turns out the shoemaking wizard stepped into his cordwaining career entirely by accident, kickstarted by a break-up ...

Japan is rich with domestic traditions that make it possible to live well in a small space. For example, the hard line the Japanese draw between shoes you wear indoors and those you wear outdoors is a ...

If you've ever been invited to my home, then you know that my number one rule is no shoes past the entryway. It's a principle I've carried over from my childhood home into my own apartment. And I've ...