Who would have thought a small piece of wood used for picking food out of people's teeth could be art? Burlingame resident Steven Backman saw the possibilities when he was 5 years old. Backman's love ...

OMI-HACHIMAN, Shiga Prefecture--Shigenobu Sato found himself at a loose end after he reached the mandatory retirement age of 60. But over a meal one day, he had a flash of inspiration when he caught ...