Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Akiko Katayama covers Japanese food and culture. We all need a reason to get up in the morning. Ikigai is the term the Japanese ...

We live in a time of great uncertainty, a pivotal moment in history when social and technological changes are accelerating, leaving anxiety in their wake. Polarization and isolation have weakened ...

We live in a world full of noise: Everyone is in a rush. There's endless content. And there's more pressure to grow faster, do more and be everywhere. And yet, in all that motion, people and ...