Marie Kondo and the Life-Changing Magic of Japanese Soft Power
NEW YORK TIMES: The tidying guru is heir to a long tradition: Japan marketing itself as spiritual foil to a …
NEW YORK TIMES: The tidying guru is heir to a long tradition: Japan marketing itself as spiritual foil to a …
by Noriko Nakane “In Praise of Vegetables” Yasairaisan Series A. “Live the life you Love…
by Alice Gordenker Entry on Noguchi Shōhin in Bunbu kōmeiroku 文武高名録, a compilation of famous people and import…
NUNO Textile Design Studio presents “suke suke” fabrics, by weaving slice…
by Elizabeth Andoh ODEN おでん Japan’s iconic ODEN is a slow-simmered, hodgepodge: fish sausages, daikon ra…
by Gail Rieke White turns to black/ black turns to white The Japanese design concept of Notan is the balance b…
The Omote Senke school of tea was founded in the 1600’s by the great grandson of Sen no Rikyu. In addi…
My doctor in Japan for many years, HONJO Soji was a true master of moxibustion. Below, I re-post my article fr…
The biwa (琵琶) is a kind of lute, with a short neck and frets. Jetavana Vihara, for Biwa and Voice The biwa (琵琶…