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 ...

Japanese online retailer Felissimo has been transforming the way we decorate our homes over the years, giving us everything from cute kitten hand towels to feline screen door patches and mops shaped ...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WSPA) – The Asheville Fire Department reported that 150 straw mats had caught fire and temporarily shut down traffic in Buncombe County. The department said that what looked like up ...

In the first week of June, 2022, the Killimangalam Pulpaya, a traditional straw mat indigenous to Killimangalam in Thrissur district in Kerala, began trending on social media. People from Kerala and ...

ISAHAYA, Nagasaki -- A festival to tear up tatami mats and rub the straw against the participants' skin to pray for good health was held at Nanko Shrine here on Jan. 13. The shrine is dedicated to ...