"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." I hate to admit it, but I can be pretty high-maintenance when it comes to sleeping on air mattresses, ...

Earlier this month, we took a look at one of the latest advancements in bedding available in Japan: a fried chicken-shaped sleeping bag. Visually unique as it is, though, obviously not everyone wants ...

If you’re on the hunt for an affordable, adaptable piece of furns.iture that suits a small space, the futon handily ticks all of those boxes. Folded up, it’s a comfy sofa that’s ideal for relaxing or ...

Japan Trend Shop This wearable bed lets you sleep wherever you want. A Tokyo-based office supply company has solved the problem every adult has had since preschool: where to take a nap during the day.

Spending a night in a ryokan, or Japanese inn, is a great way to experience a part of the country’s traditional culture. Guestroom design is in keeping with classical aesthetics, with tatami reed ...

Japan’s bedding industry association has flown into a frenzy over suspicions that the nation’s futons are not actually stuffed with high-quality European goose feathers but are instead padded with ...

My neighbor Kazu-chan complains that the Shiraishi International Villa guests have taken the bed sheets down to the beach again. The local minshuku calls me up now and then and asks me to explain ...

Having just got back from the Balearics yesterday it really does feel to my hands like winter is on the way. This was especially evident scraping ice off the car windscreen at Stansted airport car ...

The Oita Prefectural Government building is seen here on Feb. 24, 2019. (Mainichi) OITA -- The kendo fencing coach at a high school in the southwestern Japan city of Bungoono in Oita Prefecture ...