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The futon has evolved from weed rugs that originated in Japan. According to Kayo Matsushita, who researched the history of futons for his master’s thesis at Columbia University, the Japanese-style ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." If you're anything like me and are tight on square footage in your home (thank you, big city living), ...

Which Japanese floor mattress is best? Having a comfortable and supportive place to sleep is extremely important. Japanese floor mattresses, or shikibuton, are traditional Japanese bedding. Though ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." I hate to admit it, but I can be pretty high-maintenance when it comes to sleeping on air mattresses, ...

Remember that first apartment? Lots of us dragged in a futon because we didn’t have an extra bedroom for guests or we did have the extra bedroom but didn’t have the bucks to buy a bed for it. There ...