Reframing Japan's agriculture industry as an ordinary sector with diverse actors, not only family farmers, will pave the way for a viable future with greater food security.

Through motherhood, education and work, Asako Osaki worked to bring global standards to the front lines of gender issues.

Wealthy overseas tourists have been visiting depopulated parts of rural Japan in increasing numbers to savor unique culinary ...

Vietnam’s seafood export continued its strong performance in October and is able to exceed the target of 10 billion USD this ...

Telling the story of a small, subsistence farming mountain community whose few remaining members keep drifting away to nearby ...

The insularity of rural Japan was stifling for 37-year-old Akane Tanaka Schneider, who grew up in Niigata and now runs a small business on the outskirts of Tokyo. "One thing I felt negative about ...

While many places in the world face a housing shortage, Japan is facing the opposite problem: an oversupply of homes on the ...

Noto Tour, which is an exploration journey of Japanese culinary excellence and onsen bathing through the rural landscapes of the Noto Peninsula in Japan’s northern Ishikawa Prefecture.

North Koreans are scoffing at government claims that tout rural housing projects as ushering in a "new era" for countryside development.

Dani and Evan Benton purchased two abandoned properties in Japan and have embarked on a full-scale rejuvenation.

This week, The Argus caught up with Yumi Takahashi ’25, a Freeman Asian Scholar from Japan who majors in Feminist, Gender, ...

Physicians often work for extended hours to provide medical care for patients, which can result in sleep loss and affect their optimal functioning. Researchers from Juntendo University have conducted ...