Despite its rich history and beautiful landscapes, most settlements in rural Japan suffer from outmigration, aging, and depopulation. Known as chiiki okoshi kyouryoukutai, the LRC promises three years ...
By John Geddie and Joseph Campbell SHIRAKAWA, Japan (Reuters) -Shiroki Mitsunari does not remember seeing bears in the ...
The Japanese government is significantly boosting the amount of money it is offering families to leave the bustling metropolis and move to rural areas that are experiencing population declines. The ...
Akita Prefecture has Japan's most aged population, lowest birthrate and fastest declining population. Rigid gender roles are ...
Land prices rose across Japan for a second straight year, with values in rural residential areas ending a three-decade decline, buoyed by low interest rates, factory construction and a tourism rebound ...
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They bought an abandoned house in rural Japan for $6,500. Now, they're renting it out on Airbnb for $130 a night.
After six years of running an urban farm and renting an Airbnb in New Orleans, followed by 15 months of travel and house-sitting around Mexico, Dani and Evan Benton were ready for their next adventure ...
The State Department said U.S. citizens in Japan should exercise increased caution amid a sharp rise in deadly bear attacks.
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