Ukiyo: The Floating World
What Is Ukiyo? In Japan’s Edo period, ukiyo meant “the floating world”. A poetic description of life’s fleeting pleasures. Think kabuki theatres, geisha districts,…
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How to Deal With Online Trolls: A Survival Guide for Small Business Owners Who Are Actually Out There Doing the Work
When You Work in the Spotlight, Trolls Eventually Find You If you run a small business long enough … especially one built…
Not All Photography Is Created Equal: What We Choose to Value
We live in a world where everything looks the same … until it doesn’t. A hotel room is just four walls and…
Wa (和): Finding Harmony in the Chaos
There’s a Japanese word that feels like the thread holding it all together. Wa. It’s often translated as “harmony,” but it’s so much…
Tsundoku: The Beauty of Unread Stories
The Meaning Behind Tsundoku Japan has a word for everything. Even for that leaning tower of unread books on your nightstand. Tsundoku (積ん読)…
What Living in Japan Taught Us About Kindness
There is a specific type of kindness that blooms quietly in Japan. Not loud. Not grand. Certainly not hashtagged. It is whispered,…
Guardians of Stories: A Tribute to Jane Goodall
Today, we lost a giant. Not someone whose stature needed amplification, but someone whose life announced itself by the quiet magnitude of her choices.…