Erik Buhrow dreams of retiring in Japan. Until then, he'll rent out the akiya, or abandoned home, to other Americans who want to try living there.

Tourism numbers are sky-high in Japan. The country saw record numbers of travelers throughout 2024, and government officials ...

Japan welcomed over 36.8 million tourists in 2024, a new record. This influx, along with a growing foreign resident ...

Electricity demand in Japan’s Hokkaido area is expected to grow the fastest in the country, as the region prepares to roll ...

China spent 7.2% of its economic output on health care in 2023, the National Health Commission says. That compares with an ...

Batgerel Ariungerel, a 26-year-old Mongolian who has fallen for the town of Otsuchi in Iwate Prefecture, has always preferred ...

A record number of visitors came to Japan in 2024, thanks to surging post-pandemic global tourism and a decline in the yen ...

What’s it really like to buy land in Japan’s rural areas? Join me as I share my journey to owning a plot in Nikko, Japan.

Foreign travellers increased by 47% to a record 36.9 million last year, driven by tourists from South Korea, Taiwan, and China, according to data issued by the Japan National Tourism Organisation on W ...

Japan saw a record 36.9 million foreign tourists due to post-pandemic tourism surge and a weakened yen making travel cheaper.

The initiative aims to promote rural revitalization through corporate-sponsored training programs and employee side jobs ...

The initiative is designed to breathe new life into quieter parts of Japan that have seen young locals moving to bustling ...