“Ikigai is a word that means purpose, or your reason for being. It’s a Japanese philosophy, or way of life. Its the thing in our life that gives it that delicious richness ...

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.

Gearoid Reidy's sharp critique of Japan-inspired self-help books reveals their tendency to oversimplify and exoticize.

The Persian print edition of “Ikigai” has been translated by Amirhossein Taghilou and Meysam Kalantari and published by Gusheh Publications in Tehran. It is a short book about making life meaningful ...