February 29, 2023 We honored the 8 contest winners, with Shuji NAKAGAWA receiving the prestigious Ronnie Prize as the 1st place winner, at International House in Roppongi, Tokyo on February 19. Please don't miss the feature in the Japan News article . Photos below by Taishi Yokotsuka

The names of the 25 Ceramic Artists from Steve's online presentation.

May 26, 2023 The Master Craft works of six JapanCraft21 Craft Leaders were on display at the 60th Anniversary Celebration of the Portland Japanese Garden, at Happo-en in Tokyo. The guest of honor, Her Imperial Highness Princess Hisako Takamado, and many other guests viewed the works and spoke enthusiastically with the Craft Leaders. Those selected to exhibit were Tomoya HYODO ( sashimono wood craft), Toshihiko INOUE (Kyoto-style art mounter, Inoue Koukundo), Asako TAKEMI ( Kimono : Isho Takemi), Yuriko TOKUNAGA (Tokunaga Furniture), Naruhito TOKUMARU (Hakusan Project, Oke) and Toru TSUJI (Lacquerware Kijian). Photos by Ken Katsurayama