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• Bath & Beauty

  Japanese Bathroom Design: Why It's Set Up That Way

  A Japanese bathroom is arranged around one fact: the tub water is shared and reused. The wet room, the stool, the lid and the separate toilet all follow from it.

• Tea & Coffee

  Strawberry Matcha at Home: What You Actually Need

  What to buy for strawberry matcha, why the expensive matcha is the wrong choice here, and how to avoid clumps, bitterness and a drink that tastes like dessert.

• Tea & Coffee

  How to Make Matcha Without It Tasting Bitter

  Bitter matcha is almost always one of three fixable things: water that is too hot, the wrong grade of powder, or skipping the sift. Here is how to fix each one.

• Food & Kitchen

  Japanese Pantry Essentials: The 7 Things to Buy First

  What to actually buy to start cooking Japanese food at home, which labels on the shelf are misleading, and the two ingredients you already own that matter most.

• Home & Interiors

  What Is Japandi? A Beginner's Guide to a Warm, Minimal Home

  Japandi is where Japanese and Scandinavian design meet. What actually defines it, the five pieces that change a room most, and the mistakes beginners make.