When we moved into our current home in the Hudson Valley, that was when we got the tatami mats. Around the same time, we just ...

However, in Japan, it's common practice to sleep on a futon directly on the floor. This centuries-old tradition is about more ...

Relevance: As the world's third largest economy and one of the United States' most important allies and trading partners, Japan is critical to an understanding of global issues. Japan also exerts ...

Staying at a ryokan allows guests to experience traditional Japanese architecture, tatami-matted rooms, futon bedding, and ...

It was hard not to be moved by the stream of pilgrims and visitors leaving offerings and prayers for a man who Nobu described ...

Want to learn Japanese by playing video games and watching anime? A band of YouTubers — with the help of modern tools — has made learning one of the world’s most challenging languages into a ...

Jon Woodhouse, who writes regular arts and entertainment articles for The Maui News, is currently traveling in Japan and ...

Police in Mikawa town, Yamagata Prefecture, have arrested 28-year-old man on suspicion of killing a 90-year-old woman in September. Police said Kazuma Ishikawa, a part-time worker, is accused of ...

According to police, Shoko Abe was found lying on a futon in her bedroom by her eldest son when he visited her home just before noon on Sept 22, NTV reported. He called 119 but Abe was declared dead ...

No injuries were reported, and Mr. Ishiba was away from Tokyo in southern Japan on Saturday. The episode is the latest in a series of violent acts targeting officials in Japan, a country known as ...

Even though Japan's greenhouse gas emissions have decreased throughout the past decade, air pollution causes over 44 thousand deaths annually. Rapid industrial development, economic growth ...

The tourism sun is shining bright over Japan as visitor numbers and revenues reach an all-time high in 2024. The challenge: sustaining the growth through 2025. Japan's foreign visitor spending ...