OSHU, Japan — Katsunori Suzuki is one of a few craftsmen in Japan still producing cast iron cookware by hand using laborious traditional techniques. The president of the 172-year-old foundry where he ...

Katsunori Suzuki, one of Japan’s last traditional cast iron craftsmen, keeps an ancient art alive at the historic Oigen foundry. Katsunori Suzuki is one of a few craftsmen in Japan still producing ...

Iron foundries have been part of the North American business landscape since the 17th century, and by the early 19th century, cast iron pipes were being produced in the northeastern United States. By ...