TOKYO, July 5, 2022 — Director of JapanCraft21 Steve Beimel gives an update about the movement he started a year ago to revitalize the traditional crafts in Japan. He reviewed the history of different crafts and where they stand now and analyzes how the changing cultures in the past 50 years contributed to the extinction of some crafts. Sawako Hidaka, executive director at Asia Society Japan, hosted the program. (1 hr., 12 min.)