The more I visit the inaka "countryside" of Japan, the more I wonder about how these areas will weather the ageing and depopulation trends. Fortuitously, this project — which is sponsored by the ...

To really decipher the Gotō Islands requires understanding two things: their history and geography. Located just 50 miles off Japan’s southwest coast in Kyushu's Nagasaki prefecture, Fukue is ...

The Japan that continues to captivate me exists in the Land of the Rising Sun’s quieter corners, where the country reveals itself at its own deliberate pace, and only to those who are patient ...

Japan prisons to place more focus on rehabilitation than punishment. June 1, 2025 (Mainichi Japan) Ministry of Justice in Tokyo. (Mainichi) ... Japan's Penal Code was enacted in 1907.

Twenty-two percent of tourists cited the difficulty of finding a place to throw away garbage as the single biggest issue they’d dealt with during their trip to Japan.

In a bid to attract visitors frustrated by Japan’s crowds, one coastal corner of Fukui prefecture offers genuine connection with locals over Japan's usual tourist tropes.

Toyota will build the GR Corolla in the UK starting in 2026, in response to high demand. The ICE-powered hot hatch is currently built exclusively at the Motomachi plant in Japan. The UK-made units ...

An amendment to the Penal Code placing greater emphasis on rehabilitation efforts in prison took effect on Sunday, marking the first time changes have been made to the forms of punishment under ...

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Students from St. John's School placed third in Level 4 of the National Japan Bowl, which was held virtually this year, according to advisor Fumiko Harada.

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Japan’s fertility rate hits record low despite government push The total number of births dropped to about 686,000, marking the first time the figure has fallen below 700,000, according to a ...