From Europe, the US, and even the Middle East, eager importers of tatami mats now account for a sizable amount of orders ...
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 ...
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 ...
Businesses focused on the traditional flooring material are evolving product offerings and marketing goods overseas, hoping ...
As missile fly in the Middle East between Israel and Iran, two filmmakers, one from each country, are out with a politically charged sports drama they co-directed in a landmark collaboration. Tatami, ...
The film — about an Iranian judo fighter forced to make a life-changing decision — is the first feature to be co-directed by an Israeli and an Iranian. By Alex Ritman U.K. Correspondent Based on ...
Outside of San Francisco, if you’re willing to look a little further out, Ichika Sushi House in Brisbane offers a few tables with horigotatsu-style seating in their restaurant, and Berkeley favorite ...