Shizuoka is known for its plastic models and other hobby items. Home to manufacturers like Tamiya and Bandai, it boasts a legacy of skilled craftsmanship dating back to feudal times. We visit ...

A perfectly detailed recreation of Amuro Ray's final mobile suit is set to become the biggest Gundam plastic model kit when ...

Model making is a great hobby, but knowing how and where to start is another story. It can be overwhelming for novices: Injection-molded plastic models have been on the market for close to a century, ...

Ever felt melancholic thinking about the Airfix-type model kits you used to have so much fun with assembling when you were a kid? We guess there isn’t one fellow who played with these models who ...

A woman who was in a Taiwanese plastic-surgery ad says her life was ruined after the image went viral. Speaking with BBC News, model Heidi Yeh spoke out about what it was like when her photo was ...

The city of Shizuoka's "Plastic Modeling Plan," launched by the local government in partnership with model manufacturers to highlight its local industry expertise and foster pride among its residents, ...