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 ...

If you're not a morning person, going to bed with a mental checklist of all of the things you have to do the next day certainly doesn't make getting up earlier any easier. However, there is something ...

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