In Chiba, a quiet revival is taking shape, where creatives are reimagining Japan’s forgotten kominka — traditional folk homes — inviting people to slow down, reconnect with the land and question what ...

In 2023, the designer and his partner arrived in Higashiyoshino, Nara for a holiday. They’ve since put down permanent roots ...

In a global first, Japan’s JR West has constructed a fully functional train station using 3D printing technology — completing ...

Vietnamese worker Ho Anh Duc could provide health insurance to his family back home in Vietnam thanks to a Japanese insurance company and Yamanashi prefectural officials.

Pon's Summer is a game that has not only been created in collaboration with other talented Japanese artists but also takes ...

Fifteen years after a previous visit, the country seemed much busier in places, but noticeably cheaper than the UK ...

It strikes me how bare I am here, without all the markers I usually carry – Canadian, Japanese, insider, outsider. None of it ...

Citizens from the Grand Duchy who moved to Japan share their experience on the archipelago as the Osaka World Expo begins ...

Ethiopia, the first country to ban fossil fuel vehicles imports, sees its green transport slow due to a patchy power grid and ...

The arrival of the Japanese war brides marked the largest women-only immigration event in U.S. history and by 1960 increased ...

Completely new station building was installed between the last Monday night train and the first train on Tuesday morning ...

Beginning in the 17th century, the Nakasendo trail connected Kyoto and Edo, now modern-day Tokyo. Along this path, 69 designated post towns operated as resting stations where weary travelers could ...