In this five-minute digest, we look at Kotatsu: low tables with a heat source and a quilt. For generations, people have gathered around them in the cold winter months.

KOBE -- Newly-introduced "kotatsu sleds" allowing visitors to slide on the snow while keeping warm are proving popular at a ski resort in this western Japan city. "Kotatsu" tables have a heating ...

Last year, 13,000 people experienced the simultaneous thrill and comfort of the Kotatsu in the Sky ride. This special wintertime service has now returned from last year at the Osaka Ferris Wheel, ...