Fans of the Japanese pop culture are finding connection and love through a common interest. Bookstore owners say the trend has had staying power, and more people are taking Japanese language classes.

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Blending Japanese minimalism with Scandinavian practicality, this aesthetic creates bedrooms that not only look good, but are ...

Sonoma’s Maki Aizawa, a co-curator of the remarkable Books Become Art exhibition at the Sonoma Valley Museum, talks with Anna ...

If that sounds like your worst nightmare, then you understand why cozy blankets are a household essential.

From bath towels to bedding, we've tested dozens of items from Cozy Earth. Here are the products we would buy over and over again. Our editors and experts handpick every product we feature.

As Marco Rubio, the freshly sworn-in U.S. secretary of state, gripped the Indian foreign minister's hand for a photo op last Tuesday, the symbolism was clear. It came ahead of Rubio's very first ...

In Kingston, Ont., on Wednesday, the book was one of dozens on display on a "Japanese Cozy Fiction" table tucked in a nook at an Indigo bookstore. A handful of customers eagerly looked at the ...

Better still: It's about cats, coffee and bookstores. Also called cozy fiction or cat fiction, and primarily found in Japanese and Korean literature, the genre has taken off worldwide. As the Japan ...

Better still: It's about cats, coffee and bookstores. Also called cozy fiction or cat fiction, and primarily found in Japanese and Korean literature, the genre has taken off worldwide. As the ...