Ideally, they'd also be in an area with a nice climate where they could grow as much of their own food as possible.Their goal ...

Image: AFP The insularity of rural Japan was stifling for 37-year-old Akane Tanaka Schneider ... Tanaka Schneider said she "hates" the idea of changing her name. "I would feel my life and career was ...

Nosy neighbours - The insularity of rural Japan was stifling for 37-year-old ... "I would feel my life and career was being denied". - Male-dominated politics - To change, Japan needs more women ...

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 ...

Photograph by Getty Images International visitors to Japan’s Ibaraki prefecture usually ... But Ibaraki, and in particular its rural north, is certainly worth more than just a day trip.

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 ...

The insularity of rural Japan was stifling for 37-year-old Akane ... she "hates" the idea of changing her name. "I would feel my life and career was being denied". Kaori Ishikawa, an assemblywoman ...

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 ...