Japan was forced to reevaluate program that offered women more than $4,000 to move to rural areas and marry after public ...

Japan’s rural population has been in decline for decades. That’s caused many towns to close schools for lack of students. But ...

Travel in Japan can be complicated, but careful trip planning reaps huge rewards. Here is what to know before visiting.

The Japanese government’s plan to offer city-based women up to 600,000 yen (US$4,200) as an incentive to marry rural men was suspended after strong nationwide opposition. Official data showed ...

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As more Americans can do their jobs from any remote location, a trend has been to relocate from urban and suburban areas to ...

The new airfield is being built on reclaimed land in Oura Bay. The U.S. and Japanese governments agreed to move the base in ...

MEIWA, Gunma Prefecture--When Costco Wholesale opened its warehouse in a rural Japanese town not far from Tokyo last year offering hundreds of jobs at eye-popping pay, a nearby noodle shop chain ...

Japan’s calorie-based food self-sufficiency rate in fiscal 2023 stood at 38 percent, unchanged for the third consecutive year ...

The tie-up between Seibu Railway and Singapore Tourism Board seeks to promote awareness of rural Japan to visitors, while encouraging Japanese to travel to Singapore. CNA's Michiyo Ishida got a ...

JAPANESE Knotweed may not be the only invasive plant your home is at risk of. A weed expert has issued an urgent warning over ...