From Europe, the US, and even the Middle East, eager importers of tatami mats now account for a sizable amount of orders ...

While it’s a significant triumph that Tatami—a feature co-directed by Iranian (Zar Amir Ebrahimi) and Israeli (Guy Nattiv) ...

I built a simple loom to weave long grass mats for use as portable roofing material. Laying two layers of mats on a quick shelter shed created a waterproof cover that could be rolled up and moved to a ...

Health authorities are urging caution against tick-borne infectious diseases such as scrub typhus and severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS), which occur most frequently in Korea during ...

Rina Sawayama has shared her issue with Sabrina Carpenter's performance on Saturday Night Live! (SNL) on October 18. She urged artists and creative teams to respect other cultures if they are being ...

Japanese-British artist Rina Sawayama has urged creative teams to do more research on cultural references after pointing out some issues with Sabrina Carpenter‘s Japanese-inspired Saturday Night Live ...

Grass was then passed between the warp and weft strings as a crossbar was lifted and dropped. Th mat was then tied off at the ends when finished and could be rolled up and carried away. Two 2.5 m mats ...

What happens when the pressure to compete is not just about winning, but about survival? In the new political thriller Tatami, that question plays out through the story of Leila Hosseini, an Iranian ...