It’s a Japanese philosophy, or way of life. Its the thing in our life that gives it that delicious richness – meaning, or raison d’être,” says Longhurst. “Japan still leads the way for ...

Japanese retired men who led a work-oriented life struggled to find meaning at the initial stages of retirement. One man I ...

it’s tempting to turn to the self-help section of the bookshop – perhaps the increasing number of tomes claiming to impart ancient pearls of Japanese wisdom.