Seppuku, also called hara-kiri, is an incredibly painful way to die. A ritualistic Japanese way to kill oneself in feudal times involved cutting open one’s abdomen for the purpose of disembowelment.

Editor’s Note: This is the second in a three-part series profiling the Democratic candidates for the 21st state Assembly District. The first day of elementary school is scary for everyone. For Yoriko ...

There is a wonderful Japanese word, "nemawashi," whose rough translation is to "prepare the roots." Although the word was borrowed from famously patient Japanese gardeners, every Japanese ...

Rob Thompson explores a Japanese method of arranging meeting agendas efficiently, ensuring time is allocated as per the perceived importance of each issue and that attendees are well prepared to make ...

Japanese consensus decision-making and its horticultural roots. Thus, the idea, the decision to be taken, is comparable to a living being to be transplanted from the place where it was born to a ...