An curved arrow pointing right. A handmade Japanese iron kettle can cost over $300. For centuries, artisans have made kettles by pouring molten iron into molds and hammering them out once they ...

OSHU, Japan--Katsunori Suzuki is one of a few craftsmen in Japan still producing cast iron ... designs for the pot. When the mold is ready, Suzuki fetches buckets of molten iron and hurriedly ...

The monstrous creation that realistically re-creates Godzilla's head as a cast-iron kettle captured the Castings of the Year award, the top prize awarded by the Japan Foundry Engineering Society.