Discover the staples of Japanese living room design, plus how to incorporate the spirit of the style throughout your home.

Living with a 62-year-old Japanese minimalist in his 200-square-foot Tokyo apartment revealed counterintuitive truths about ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 2005, my family moved to Japan when my then-husband was stationed there. I look back fondly on the relaxing onsens, vibrant ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ryan Cole (center) with friends carrying a Mikoshi — a portable shrine — during a festival in Yorii, Japan.Courtesy of Ryan Cole ...

Life in Japan works differently in everyday situations. The differences show up in routine things like how people behave in public, how services operate, and how shared spaces are treated.

While working as a teacher in Atlanta, Georgia, Lexi Smith, 24, found herself dreaming of seeing more of the world and living a simpler life. "I wasn't quite loving the school system from having an ...

Many people dream about leaving the place where they were born or currently live and pursuing a life abroad. Usually, such dreams involve not some random country, but one that seemingly calls to a ...

When my then-husband accepted military orders to Japan for his next duty station, I was nervously excited. At the time, my first child was barely over a year old, and I hated the thought of living so ...