The Japanese government is offering women in the city 600,000 yen (US$4,200 or Rs 3,52,758) for marrying men living in rural areas, according to Asahi News. This is because of the imbalance in ...

After a scenic hike, you can soak in the serenity of a spot that feels like a traditional Japanese onsen. With vibes ...

Even specific plots in the same area can have different ... I don’t see rural residential property as an enticing investment for foreigners as there is more of it available than can be used. Also, ...

While the money will be paid only to families who move out of greater Tokyo, they may also get the fee if they move to the mountainous areas within the city limits. Advisory Alert: It has come to ...

Vietnamese worker Ho Anh Duc could provide health insurance to his family back home in Vietnam thanks to a Japanese insurance company and Yamanashi prefectural officials.

94 percent of all Japanese local governments are expected to see a residential decrease. In some rural areas, residents are afraid their homeland will disappear. Kawakami Village in Nara ...

The novel coronavirus pandemic offers the only plausible explanation for a spike in fatalities in Japan, especially in rural areas, since 2020. The Asahi Shimbun set out to explain higher-than ...

A children's mobile library run by a Japanese expat in northern Thailand ... books as "friends" for the youngsters in the remote, rural areas she visits. The 37-year-old remembers how reading ...