Marie Kondo
The guru of de-cluttering your home now wants you to buy products to clutter your home with.
From her grandmother’s home in Miyazaki to the homes of A-list celebrities, Kondo has been sparking joy for decades.
With a new Netflix series streaming on both sides of the Pacific, our reporter ponders what America sees in Japan’s tidying-up master.
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