Tatami mats are used instead of a bed frame underneath Japanese floor mattresses known as futons or shikibutons, or may also be used as a flooring material for a whole room. Like any product ...

KYOTO--With demand for tatami plunging in Japan, a specialized trading firm here is eyeing a potential market of 2 billion people for the traditional mats. The company is selling tatami mats that ...

A Minecraft map has been featured in a Japanese junior high school math textbook to help students learn the subject.

Sitting in the tatami mat room is a 1.8-liter "issho-bin" bottle used for polishing rice, while the windows are taped up to prevent flying glass from bomb blasts. A light bulb hanging from the ...