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A shikibuton is a Japanese futon mattress. It's meant to lie on the floor and has a thin construction, typically made from natural materials like wool or cotton. Sleeping on the ground on a thin ...

Beneath the corporate-like exterior of Fuchu Prison lies a world of strict discipline, silence, and rigid schedules. Housing ...

They also rolled Mao up in a Japanese-style futon mattress and shoved her in the closet for some 70 minutes. She died of anoxic brain injury in January 2022. The defense counsel argued during the ...

Modern futons are no longer the uncomfortable, unsightly sofa beds from your college years. The best futons are well constructed, with contemporary designs that fit seamlessly into any living space.

Thatched roofs were once a common sight in the Japanese countryside, but they started to disappear in the 1950s, when people began migrating en masse to the cities. You can still see them in ...

Introducing the Japanese head spa. This blissful blend of head massage, essential oils and scalp scrubbing has well and truly taken TikTok by storm, with influencers, experts and ASMR lovers ...

Residents of the Noto region, central Japan, continued their cleanup on Saturday as they marked two weeks since torrential ...