From Europe, the US, and even the Middle East, eager importers of tatami mats now account for a sizable amount of orders ...

Selling tatamis used to be a profitable business in Hualien, with about 20 shops specializing in manufacturing the Japanese-style straw mats. That was 50 years ago; today, there is only shop left in ...

If you imagine a Japanese room, chances are you think of something like the picture above: a simply furnished room with sliding "shoji" doors, a "tokonoma" with a hanging scroll, and a tatami mat ...

In the U.S., sleeping on the floor is usually a last resort, but in Japan, it's a centuries-old tradition that has now made ...