Here are some of the most scenic and interesting regions to visit on a road trip through the Japanese countryside. Both kids ...

Chani felt stuck in a rut, working 10-hour days as a teacher. "I just can't keep going on this treadmill. I've got to change ...

in a country that is rapidly ageing and which has seen a steady migration of younger people leaving the countryside for the big cities. It is a population crisis that Japan has been grappling with ...

By pledging to revitalise depopulated rural areas, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba hopes to help his party retain its ...

Premier Suga, from rural Akita prefecture in the north, made the revitalization of Japan’s countryside one of his key goals. Despite a lack of jobs and infrastructure to support them ...

“We hope to appeal to both Japanese and foreign tourists wanting to get a taste of a slower, countryside life in a ...

Hanako Jimi, state minister for regional revitalization, announced Aug. 30 that the plan to offer up to 600,000 yen ($4,100) to newlywed women who move from Tokyo’s 23 wards to the countryside w ...

Japan may be less well known for cycling vacations, but its prefectures have all the key ingredients: pastoral countryside, cute cafés, incredible food, distinctive hotels. Not to mention a rich ...

I feel Japan gives me the freedom that I want at ... This is true for most people who live in the countryside. You get to see how nature works. But I also get to do that in a way where I feel ...

It had carved a 156.4-kilometer (97.2-mile) swath through Berlin's heart and the surrounding countryside, and through the ...

The countryside is a rural area of land situated away from towns and cities. The countryside is less populated with people spread out more, living in smaller villages or hamlets rather than built ...

The Cumbria Japanese knotweed hotspots for 2024 are: Carlisle with 34 infestations in a 4km radius, Maryport with 18, Workington with 15, Whitehaven with 23, Frizington with 47, Keswick with 31, ...