Dotting a remote village in western Japan, a population of life-sized dolls outnumber actual humans 10 to one, a result of depopulation that has affected areas throughout the Prefectures. To help ...

BentallGreenOak will accelerate real estate investments and hiring in Japan, joining a growing number of global firms that ...

During the early 1900’s many Japanese struggled to make ends meet. In order to survive and claim a better quality of life, ...

A constant fixture of National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek’s journey through rural Japan was the whirligig, or as he called them, “seismic scarecrows.” Gardeners he spoke to use these ...

Shin Hashino smiles at Shimokoshiki Clinic on Shimokoshiki Island, Kagoshima Prefecture, on April 16. To his left is an illustration donated by the author of “Dr. Coto’s Clinic.” The Yomiuri Shimbun ...

Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus left Tokyo today (31 May) for home, wrapping up his four-day official tour to Japan. The chief adviser departed from Narita International Airport for Dhaka at 11:20am ...

As the number of Japan’s akiya (abandoned houses) rises, many are falling into disrepair, but the Minka Preservation Society is dedicated to generating awareness for these beautiful, historic ...

Objectives To examine changes in home healthcare service patterns in Japan during and after the COVID-19 pandemic and to assess the impact of the reclassification of COVID-19 as a category 5 ...

Having conquered its home market, the Japanese toilet-maker Toto is selling more bidets in the United States. Toto’s president says not even tariffs will halt its advance. In 1982, a peculiar ...

The waters are clearing for Japan’s seafood exports From the BBC World Service: China will lift its ban on Japanese fish, almost two years after it blocked imports over the release of treated ...

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