Because of the shrinking population and internal migration, Japan has millions of unoccupied houses in rural areas ... and then they all go out to their fields and meet each other on the way ...

Sparrows and a host of other creatures are vanishing in Japan as development and changing farm practices harm a delicate ...

Due south, in Toyama Prefecture, Ainokura stands like a mirage with some 20 thatched-roof farmhouses, conjuring rural Japan from centuries ... From its low-lying tea fields to its wind-swept ...

The imbalance between rural and urban Japan has been recognized by both national ... the work centered around turning the abandoned paddy fields surrounding the house into fertile land to grow ...

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 ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has made convincing people to relocate from Tokyo to other parts of Japan where residents ... find good jobs or enjoy life in rural areas. In a time of both ...