Japan on Friday enacted a revised law to allow ... increase in abandoned farms as a result of the ageing and shrinking rural population. 03:57 Dogs ‘hunt’ for bears in Japan to protect them ...

Built from wood, thatch, clay and other local materials, Japan’s kominka were once vessels for rural life. Today, many stand hollow, part of the estimated 8 million akiya (abandoned homes) across ...

TOKYO – Travellers flying into Japan from Singapore will soon enjoy better access to off-the-beaten-track destinations across the archipelago. This comes as Singapore Airlines (SIA) signed a ...

A pop singer in Japan who wakes up at 5am and makes a four-hour round trip to attend university has earned praise for her commitment to both her education and her career. Yuzuki Nakashima ...

President Trump said his administration had made “big progress” with Japan on negotiations for a one-for-one trade deal Wednesday — with the Asian nation the first of dozens expected to ...

HONG KONG--Hong Kong's post office will stop shipping small parcels to the United States after Washington announced plans to charge tariffs on small-value parcels from the southern Chinese city ...

Officials in Hong Kong said Wednesday the post office will stop shipping packages to the United States. This comes after the Trump administration said earlier that it would end duty-free treatment ...

It comes as The Yorkshire Post revealed that North Yorkshire Police has just 18 officers in its Rural Task Force team, around 1 per cent of the force’s total. The Country Land and Business ...

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The Shizuoka District Public Prosecutors Office’s Hamamatsu branch, which had received approval for her detention through April 19 from the Shizuoka District Court, announced her release on ...

TOKYO -- Star Wars Celebration is underway in Tokyo, Japan, where over 100,000 people from 125 different countries have gathered to celebrate their love for "Star Wars." The celebration kicked off ...