Writer Hannah Kirshner first moved to Yamanaka Onsen to better understand its craft culture. Almost 10 years later, she’s ...

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss President Trump's third week back in office, DOGE and Elon Musk's ...

Here's how. Share Yoko Era and husband traded their office jobs for a life in rural Asuka in Japan in 2005, drawn to farming as a way of getting closer to local produce. Today, the couple makes a ...

A chiiki okoshi kyouryoukutai member showing the small organic farm in front of the house she is renovating after moving to the countryside. News organizations may use or redistribute this image ...

Born January 1, 1900, in rural Japan, Chiune Sugihara lived ... to his actions during a single month of his life in 1940, while serving as Japan's consul in Kaunas, Lithuania.

Drawn to the appeal of a slowly paced life in the Japanese countryside, some foreigners have settled down in the region. We follow Spanish photographer Tina Bagué as she captures images of fellow ...

The number of high school students in Japan is on the decline: Data from the education ministry. Many schools are being merged or closed due to a lack of students. Schools in some rural areas don ...

This is the Japan of rice farmers and fields ... In the 20th century the life of a rural hacker was a constant hunt for technological innovation. We scratched around for whatever we could find.