Recently, the people of Ueno were called on to vote (in a by-election) for a representative in the upper house of Japan’s Diet ... “This is indeed a rural tragedy.” Added her mother ...

A widely ridiculed Japanese government idea to lure Tokyo women into marrying men in rural areas by offering cash payouts and train tickets to matchmaking events has been scrapped, officials said ...

The Japanese government on Friday shelved its plans to give money and encourage more women to relocate to rural areas upon marriage, after a chorus of criticism online that the move is discriminatory ...

“To transport an audience to rural, feudal Japan in the 1600s, it’s one of those things where being true to their culture and respectful of their culture was a big deal in itself, but it’s ...

Japan is planning to launch a new initiative to encourage single women to move from Tokyo to rural areas to get married, aiming to address the declining female population in the countryside.

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 ...

Japan will start to support single women who move to rural areas from Tokyo to get married in fiscal 2025, informed sources have said. The plan is aimed at helping women who are interested in ...

The man suspected of injuring five people when he opened fire on Interstate 75 over the weekend has eluded capture for a second night, prompting many area schools to close Monday as law enforcement ...

The man suspected of injuring five people when he opened fire on Interstate 75 over the weekend has eluded capture for a second night ... are warning the rural Kentucky community to take safety ...