The art of hand fan making in India and Japan is a tale of two cultures. While Indian fans are colorful and heavily decorated ...

putting a pandemic twist on the fans that are ubiquitous during summer in Japan. The mask slips into a plastic pocket on the warped fan. That way, the mask won't come into contact with surfaces so ...

Traditional hand-held fans are considered much more suitable for elegant geisha and their "maiko" apprentices in this age of health concerns over the new coronavirus. This, then, explains recent ...