With onsen hot springs, ancient shrines and great forests of broadleaf and conifer trees that conceal galloping waterfalls, ...

Japan’s countryside certainly offers a different experience than its cities, but whether that makes it categorically superior ...

Akane Tanaka Schneider walks with her dogs at a park in Ome city, Tokyo. Image: AFP The insularity of rural Japan was stifling for 37-year-old Akane Tanaka Schneider, who grew up in Niigata and now ...

Nosy neighbours - The insularity of rural Japan was stifling for 37-year-old Akane Tanaka Schneider, who grew up in Niigata ...

HITACHI, Japan — By pledging to revitalize depopulated rural areas, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba hopes to help his party retain its majority in Sunday's general election. Over 40% of ...

"The image of women discussed by such a parliament is far from the reality," she said. - Nosy neighbours - The insularity of rural Japan was stifling for 37-year-old Akane Tanaka Schneider, who grew ...