Japanese furniture has been a popular home décor theme in Western design since the 1960s. One of the main reasons for this enduring popularity is sheer simplicity. The Zen Buddhist tradition that brought tea ceremony,… Read More

In Asian tea culture, the chawan bowl, or simply a chawan, is the name given to a large category of tea bowls used on many different occasions. Whether for informal gatherings or highly ritualized tea… Read More

Bubble tea is now officially a global trend in the beverage market. Even though the world’s love affair with the drink began in China during the 1980s, Bubble tea exploded into international consciousness between 2000… Read More

Whole grain brown rice is a nutritious favorite of people all over the world, but particularly in Asian cultures. For rice to be edible, its outer hull must be removed. In fact, the difference between… Read More

T’ai Chi Ch’uan, often abbreviated to its shorter, more common spelling, “Tai Chi,” is one of the best known Chinese martial arts, practiced all over the world for both health and combative purposes. There are… Read More

No kitchen is complete without a blender. In our review of the top five blenders on the market, we take many key factors into account. In just the past decade, consumers have gotten comfortable with… Read More

Japanese language as an academic study goes though cycles of popularity. In the 1980s, when the “Japanese business miracle” was a central topic of discussion in MBA schools worldwide, the language enjoyed a decade-long surge… Read More

One of the most confounding things about recent culinary and health trends is finding a consistent “detoxification” definition from authoritative sources. Most medical dictionaries refer only to the meaning that speaks of drug addiction treatment,… Read More

Consumers who want to keep their carbohydrate intake on the low side have a secret: strawberry smoothies. Because there are so few carbs in strawberries, the yummy little red fruit is the perfect add-in for… Read More