Kotatsu: Heated Tables 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.

We're firmly of the belief that there is absolutely nothing wrong with embracing your inner Joey Tribbiani in winter, especially when getting home after work. Shut the door on the rain and cold ...

A kotatsu is a combination of a heated table and a thick blanket. The warmth from the low table gets caught under the blanket, and to use it, you simply tuck your legs under the blanket and bask ...