Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Futons on top of tatami mats - Manida Thiensiripipat/Shutterstock In the U.S., sleeping on the ...

For three generations, the Morita family has been wrapping, stitching and trimming modular blocks of woven grass, known as tatami, in Tokyo's old downtown. But now, beset by cheap knockoffs and ...

Mary Petterson used to wake up feeling like she was 80 years old. Every morning, starting when she was only in her early 40s, she was tired, sweaty and sore, and had pain in her hips shooting down to ...

When it comes to doing up the house flooring, marbles, red floors, designer tiles or even wooden slabs are common ones that are seen all over. But have you heard of the Japanese tatami mats which when ...

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 ...

A woman is seen doing the "shachihoko" pose among other poses for the "Yatsushiro Gorone Collection" in this image provided by the Yatsushiro Tatami promotion council. A poster of the "Yatsushiro ...