Writer Hannah Kirshner first moved to Yamanaka Onsen to better understand its craft culture. Almost 10 years later, she’s ...

Comments from Abe Shinzo and his widow Abe Akie suggest that they saw cowardice lurking behind Trump’s bravado.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, struggling to stabilize his minority government, says he will seek to maintain ...

President Donald Trump’s campaign pledge to use the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to expedite deportations has rekindled trauma ...

If you’re stuck in a cycle of anxious thinking, some timeless Japanese techniques might help. These methods focus on simplicity, mindfulness, and embracing life’s imperfections. They offer a ...

You might be familiar with Goodreads or any other reading progress-tracking app, you'll know that once you've finished a book, you can rate it out of five stars. Your favourite books will receive ...

This is to experience the Japanese idiom ‘ichi-go ichi-e’: living - and appreciating - the present moment without distraction. This includes switching off your social media, music and books ...

Inemuri, the Japanese art of napping, allows individuals to take short naps in public or work settings without being seen as unproductive. This practice helps improve alertness and cognitive function.

Asking students to clean their classrooms might seem unusual to some, but in Japan it is an unquestioned part of school life and a practice that embodies an education system that is increasingly ...

A transformative 12 months lie ahead as we leave the fearless Year of the Dragon and enter the visionary Year of the Snake (though China starts its zodiac from Jan. 29). Unlike the Year of the ...

Our current decade has brought in some great recent reads — see our picks here Carly Tagen-Dye is the Books editorial assistant ... fallen out of love in real life and a literary fiction ...