Dialled down, neutral tones, tatami mats, sunken furniture, hemp leaf lattices that sprinkle geometric shapes via ...

Tea House Senkutsu is reached after walking down a wide moss-covered pathway that cuts through the lushly forested garden ...

With their sights set on an income-generating investment they could also live in, two Californians set out to buy a ...

Sabrina Carpenter attended the Saturday Night Live afterparty following Finn Wolfhard's hosting and A$AP Rocky as the musical ...

Akio Isshiki Architects has used details including a floor-level window and shoji screens within this wood-clad Osaka ...

With living rooms under 10m², choosing furniture that is both functional and spacious is no easy task. In this context, floor-level living rooms are emerging as a smart design trend, optimizing space ...

From smoking shoes to cozy kicks, Prince Albert’s fashion influence is still felt today.

Banyan Tree Higashiyama is a full five-star escape that goes all-in with serenity, wellness and quiet wow-factor. Set among lush gardens and surrounded by a tranquil bamboo forest, the hotel feels ...

Police in Hidaka, Hokkaido, have arrested a 49-year-old man on suspicion of abandoning the body of a woman in hers 20s behind the wall at a bar he manages. Police said Toshihiko Matsukura, who was ...

A look at the traditional farmhouses now commonly called kominka—“old folk dwellings”—a name that underscores their age. They ...

An adaptive reuse museum in Quito debuted a new children's exhibition space that centres play at the core of early childhood ...

Western admirers of Japanese aesthetic are keeping afloat tatami craftsmen in Japan, where modernity and maintenance requirements are driving down interest in this artisanal form of flooring. From ...