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Smartphone placed face down on a wooden table, next to a lit miniature mountain hut, a candle and a wool throw.

Digital detox: a simple method for screen-free ...

A digital detox doesn't have to look like an off-the-grid retreat deep in the woods. For most of us, it's about taking back control of a few specific moments: the...

Digital detox: a simple method for screen-free ...

A digital detox doesn't have to look like an off-the-grid retreat deep in the woods. For most of us, it's about taking back control of a few specific moments: the...

Wooden miniature forest glowing like fireflies, next to a steaming cup of tea, an open book and a throw blanket.

What gift should you give someone who's stressed?

For someone who's stressed, the first idea is usually a squeeze ball slipped into a package—and found at the bottom of a drawer a week later. Yet what you really...

What gift should you give someone who's stressed?

For someone who's stressed, the first idea is usually a squeeze ball slipped into a package—and found at the bottom of a drawer a week later. Yet what you really...

Wooden book nook between books, showing a narrow Japanese alley at night lit by paper lanterns, in a warm, bluish atmosphere.

Which manga scenes should you recreate in minia...

Alleys under lanterns, a neon crossroads, an izakaya, cherry blossoms: the manga settings to recreate in miniature, how to choose between traditional Japan and the city at night, and which...

Which manga scenes should you recreate in minia...

Alleys under lanterns, a neon crossroads, an izakaya, cherry blossoms: the manga settings to recreate in miniature, how to choose between traditional Japan and the city at night, and which...

Top view of a couple assembling a wooden miniature house, with two cups of tea and warm light.

Things to do as a couple at home: 7 screen-free...

Things to do as a couple at home have one advantage that nights out don't: no reservations, no commute, and you can start as soon as the mood strikes. The...

Things to do as a couple at home: 7 screen-free...

Things to do as a couple at home have one advantage that nights out don't: no reservations, no commute, and you can start as soon as the mood strikes. The...

Minimalist Japanese-inspired living room with light wood, tatami and a green plant, where a lit wooden miniature house sits on a low shelf.

How to create Japanese decor: the principles, r...

Japanese decor wins you over by what it takes away rather than what it adds: few objects, natural materials, soft light and room to breathe. To create Japanese decor, you...

How to create Japanese decor: the principles, r...

Japanese decor wins you over by what it takes away rather than what it adds: few objects, natural materials, soft light and room to breathe. To create Japanese decor, you...

Gift wrapped in an indigo furoshiki with traditional patterns, on a wooden table near a miniature Japanese alley with glowing lanterns.

Japanese gifts: ideas for someone who loves Japan

Tea, ceramics, furoshiki, bonsai or a scene to build: Japanese gift ideas compared, how to choose based on the person, and what to know before you give. Finding a Japanese...

Japanese gifts: ideas for someone who loves Japan

Tea, ceramics, furoshiki, bonsai or a scene to build: Japanese gift ideas compared, how to choose based on the person, and what to know before you give. Finding a Japanese...