Japan's agriculture ministry says nearly one-third of the country's farmland will lack the people needed to grow crops in 10 ...

The number of foreign visitors to Japan was up more than 16 percent in August from the same month last year, hitting a record ...

The internal affairs ministry is considering two types of registration under the planned " furusato jūmin " (hometown ...

Japan has been picked as the top destination people want to revisit, partly due to the Asian country's cuisine and quality products, ...

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 ...

More laboratories are opening in central Tokyo, dealing a blow to suburban and rural areas that have long been home to many ...

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced his resignation on Sunday, stepping down under pressure from his ruling Liberal Democratic Party after a crushing defeat in July’s upper house elections ...

A new study has looked at how air pollution – specifically PM2.5 – affects deaths from cancers of the trachea, bronchi, and ...

Shinjiro Koizumi seeks the presidency of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party, which might enable him to become the nation's ...

Dani and Evan Benton moved to Japan on a startup business visa in 2023. They bought an abandoned house for about $6,500 and turned it into a guesthouse. The couple have also started a homestead with a ...