Close to nature and beautifully minimalist, the Zen-like interiors featured in a new book offer a glimpse inside the Japanese mindset. "The home – before it is a place of beauty – is a place for ...

Japanese culture has long been associated with simplicity, mindfulness, and intentional living. Various minimalist practices from Japan help individuals declutter their minds, reduce stress, and ...

TOKYO, June 20 (Reuters) - Fumio Sasaki's one-room Tokyo apartment is so stark friends liken it to an interrogation room. He owns three shirts, four pairs of trousers, four pairs of socks and a meager ...

Japanese bangs are distinguished by their simplicity and precision. Slightly tapered, they are usually cut just above the eyebrows, creating a clean and symmetrical line. Unlike the thick or ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Shabu shabu is a simple but delicious Japanese dish in which translucently thin slices of beef are dipped into ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Subtlety has defined Japanese design throughout the 20th century: the household brand Muji prides itself on ...

Some say minimalism is actually not foreign but a natural outgrowth of Zen Buddhism and its stripped-down world view. Most religions have a history of aestheticism. Many monks took vows of poverty. I ...