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 ...

As someone who tests mattresses often, I wanted a sturdier bed frame, one that had a durable headboard and a design that made it easy to assemble. I'd seen Japanese joinery bed frames – or bed ...

However, the Japanese futon’s portable design means they can be placed anywhere, including a bed frame. A low platform bed base works well with a floor mattress if you don’t have a tatami, while a ...

No, the beauty of a Japanese floor mattress is that it doesn't not require a bed frame or base ... I highly recommend you place it on a tatami mat, especially if you intend to use it for more ...

Opting for deep colors, warm neutrals and earthy accents helps create a more welcoming and relaxing space. While you could ...

Amid a low fertility rate and ageing population, around nine million houses lie empty across Japan - but now they are ...

This flatware is being sold by a Kyoto-based entrepreneur who has started a brand specifically geared toward helping Japanese artisans reach a foreign audience. A woman tests out a tatami mat (a ...

Don't have a spare bedroom for visiting guests? Ensure that your overnight visitors get a good night’s rest with these ...

OMACHI, Nagano Prefecture--The Japanese wolf, a species thought to have gone extinct more than a century ago, may still roam the rugged mountain terrain of central Japan--but finding solid proof ...

By Li Yuan A Japanese boy was stabbed on his way to school in China on Sept. 18. That’s the date when, nearly a century earlier in 1931, Japan invaded China. The child, who was 10 years old ...