The company's journey from producing traditional Japanese futons to crafting high-performance down products is a testament to ...

Japan’s Nikkei Stock Average posted its largest single-day drop in more than four years Friday, driven down by signs of cooling in the U.S. economy and an interest-rate increase by the Bank of ...

By River Akira Davis Reporting from Tokyo A more-than-yearlong rally in Japanese stocks, driven by the country’s depreciated currency, hit a wall at the end of the week. Japan’s Topix index ...

If you need a new mattress ASAP, you don’t have to pay full price. Plenty of retailers and mattress brands have summer discounts right now that can help you save on a new bed. That said, if your ...

The Japanese currency has risen 4 per cent over the past two weeks as hedge funds rapidly cut their exposure to speculative yen short positions. Traders are guessing the majority of such bets have ...

About 150 people have been sickened by food poisoning after eating a Japanese summertime delicacy, grilled eel, prepared by a restaurant chain and sold at the department store near Tokyo, leaving one ...

It’s hard to escape the magnetic field of Japanese convenience store food. Onigiri stuffed with tuna and mayonnaise, fluffy egg salad sandwiches, and other convenience store snacks have ...

Japanese maples like a cool, lightly shaded position in fertile, free-draining soil, out of direct sun in summer. They thrive under the shelter of taller deciduous trees. In bright sun, especially in ...

Are they the same as Japanese futons? Yes, Japanese floor mattresses are the same as Japanese futons. Japanese futons are often called Japanese floor mattresses to distinguish them from western-style ...

If you've opted for a Japanese-style room, you can also expect to be sleeping on a roll-out futon mattress laid out directly on the tatami. While duvets are fluffy and cozy, pillows are often stuffed ...