Violet Pacileo left her job in finance in Tokyo to open a CrossFit gym in rural Japan. She discovered moving to the countryside didn't necessarily mean a slower pace of life, she said. She said that ...

As the title suggests, the documentary/fiction hybrid film The Work and Days (of Tayoko Shiojiri in the Shiotani Basin) examines labor and the passage of time. Set over the course of five seasons in a ...

Stations, vacant properties and an old bus have been turned into tourist accommodation, giving rural communities new life With rural Japan experiencing severe depopulation, unstaffed railway stations ...

There are a lot of things that make a good anime: good characters, a killer soundtrack, and great settings, to name a few. Most shows are set in a metropolis, with Tokyo being a popular hub. However, ...

"A Basketmaker in Rural Japan" 1994 11 minutes Made for the exhibition A Basketmaker in Rural Japan at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Funding from the Smithsonian Institution ...

Also, bear attacks are disrupting life in rural Japan. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday. By Matthew Cullen Employers recorded a healthy month of hiring in September, according to today’s jobs ...