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.

Source: Supplied Akiya are unwanted homes, mostly in the Japanese countryside, that have been abandoned as a side effect of Japan’s severe population decline - and a trend toward urban living ...