As smartphones have become integral to daily life, they are being incorporated into traditional Japanese hospitality.

KYOTO--With demand for tatami plunging in Japan, a specialized trading firm here is eyeing a potential market of 2 billion people for the traditional mats. The company is selling tatami mats that ...

At the climax of the movie, James Bond (Daniel Craig) confronts the villain, Safin (Rami Malek), in a room whose floor is covered with straw tatami mats. Safin is an ardent admirer of Japanese ...