In our ever-changing world, more people are looking for more than just a roof over their heads. They want homes that reflect their values, elevate their routines, and bring a sense of peace and ...

Building restrictions limited options for the lot, so the architect designed a 16-foot-wide-by-78-foot-long home. With the rugged beauty of the coastline and proximity to Portland, Cape Elizabeth ...

What’s on your doorstep? Forget the neon buzz and shopping crowds of central Osaka hotspots: the hotel sits a nudge away from the throngs, just opposite greenery-wrapped Osaka Castle and alongside ...

Compact Emergency Power from Your Genkan. Ready for Outages and Outdoors Anytime. TOKYO, July 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- In Japan's disaster-readiness culture, essentials are often stored near the ...

Weighing just 11.3 kg and measuring 17L, it can be placed on entryway shelves or beside umbrellas. With a built-in handle, even seniors can easily carry it. The clear display and intuitive controls ...

SINGAPORE – When devising the brief for their home, the owners of this four-room HDB maisonette had just returned from a trip to Japan. Their designer, Mr Jacob Low of Happe Design Atelier, was ...

Nearly a half-century after the Supreme Court ruled that school spankings are permissible and not “cruel and unusual punishment,” many U.S. states allow physical punishment for students who have ...

In Chiba, a quiet revival is taking shape, where creatives are reimagining Japan’s forgotten kominka — traditional folk homes — inviting people to slow down, reconnect with the land and question what ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. For a few brief moments, the entrance to Toru Shimokawa’s home in Kurume looks, smells and feels recognisably – ...

Suzail Ahmad is a writer from Kashmir. He has been a manga and gaming enthusiast for more than a decade. As an expert, he aims to provide an in-depth analysis of titles from both mediums. When he is ...