Writer Hannah Kirshner first moved to Yamanaka Onsen to better understand its craft culture. Almost 10 years later, she’s found a community and made a home.

Because of the shrinking population and internal migration, Japan has millions of unoccupied houses in rural areas. But thanks to the low prices and the lack of restrictions on foreigners ...

The village of Takigahara, in Japan’s rural Ishikawa prefecture, sits in a valley along a river. In the summer, bright green ...

Many rural areas in Japan are struggling in the face of a shortage of people available to work. Behind the issue are the twin problems of a declining birthrate and an aging population.

Japan may be known for its bustling, neon-lit cities, but much of the country, as beautifully depicted in anime, still retains a peaceful, pastoral countryside. Many iconic anime set in rural ...

While the US faces a shortage of homes, Japan is experiencing an altogether different issue: There's a glut of unoccupied homes throughout the country's rural areas. Japan's Housing and Land ...

The Artstor website will be retired on Aug 1st. RCC Perspectives No. 3, 2014 Sustainability at Dead-Ends: The Future ... Sustainability at Dead-Ends: The Future of Hope in Rural Japan This is the ...

But rural Shiga provided her with some peace of ... Most of the paintings Filatova has produced in Japan feature rice paddies. A rice field against a backdrop of dark green mountains.

Discover Japan’s Noto Peninsula on a 5-day Walk Japan tour blending cuisine, hot springs and culture while supporting ...

A federal judge early Saturday temporarily blocked a Trump administration panel led by billionaire Elon Musk from accessing government systems used to process trillions of dollars in payments ...

In response to the ongoing challenges posed by Japan’s shrinking population and aging rural demographics, the agriculture ministry is introducing a new initiative to dispatch corporate personnel ...

AKITA--A single-department college nestled in a fairly remote forest in this northern prefecture has become a leading hunting ground for top talent in Japan. The campus of Akita International ...