A viral Instagram video has sparked debate by revealing that the Westernized version of Ikigai, often shown as a Venn diagram ...

Ikigai is a unique Japanese terminology that originated during the Heian period, in the year 794. The word can be split into two parts: “iki” which means life and existence, and “gai ...

There’s no direct translation of ikigai into English, but it roughly means ‘the happiness of always being busy’. The word is based on two pairs of four characters meaning ‘life’ and ‘to be worthwhile’ ...