For years, Ikigai has been touted as the Japanese secret to a long and happy life, often depicted through a sleek Venn ...

We spoke to Erin Niimi Longhurst, author of Japonisme, who explained to us exactly what ikigai and how you can embrace it. “Ikigai is a word that means purpose, or your reason for being.

Just as I tried to move past my thoughts and get some work done, I saw the book “Ikigai” sitting pretty on my shelf. The first page I opened gave me an “aha moment.” It was at this moment ...

Ikigai's story began in Mexico City a decade ago when a young lawyer named Juan Jose Xacur decided he wanted out of the legal world and into the restaurant business. A longtime fan of Japanese ...