What I had to survive in Japan’s countryside. Trump expresses doubts Putin is willing to end the Ukraine war, a day after ...

Hanako Jimi, state minister for regional revitalization, announced Aug. 30 that the plan to offer up to 600,000 yen ($4,100) to newlywed women who move from Tokyo’s 23 wards to the countryside w ...

Drawn to the appeal of a slowly paced life in the Japanese countryside, some foreigners have settled down in the region. We follow Spanish photographer Tina Bagué as she captures images of fellow ...

Once upon a time, a picturesque satoyama (traditional Japanese countryside area) thrived in this part of Saitama. Older residents with memories of those days reminisce about its beauty.

When the hustle, bustle, and other non-rhyming but still fatiguing aspects of big city life start to be too much for your tastes, one of the best ways to relieve yourself of urban stress in Japan is ...