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 ...

When American businessman Brian Heywood decided to build a home in Kamakura, he wondered if he could also save some old ...

These tatami are not like the mats found in Japanese homes. They are more like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle. One of the images is of a crane’s head with the wings swept around it. In total ...

Since his teenage years, Koji Hayashi has dreaded one thing: his stubborn, once-vivacious mother being hanged for murder ...

In Japan, it's typically laid out onto a type of straw mat called tatami to add some comfort and absorb moisture to keep the floor mattress dry. This type of bed is often used by overnight guests ...

This flatware is being sold by a Kyoto-based entrepreneur who has started a brand specifically geared toward helping Japanese artisans reach a foreign audience. A woman tests out a tatami mat (a ...

Tatami mats are a popular choice in Japan but there are some disadvantages to the sleeping mattress option that might not work well with your lifestyle.