In response to the ongoing challenges posed by Japan’s shrinking population and aging rural demographics, the agriculture ministry is introducing a new initiative to dispatch corporate personnel ...

After six years of running an urban farm and renting an Airbnb ... population and internal migration, Japan has millions of unoccupied houses in rural areas. But thanks to the low prices and ...

The number of young people in rural areas ... and Japanese agriculture is increasingly relying on workers from abroad to take their place. Victor Zambrano Rumayna farms 15 hectares of land in ...

Being here is exciting and overwhelming, but this isn’t why I came to Japan. Far away from the crowded ... many people have had to leave Hagi and other rural communities in recent years ...

Writer Hannah Kirshner first moved to Yamanaka Onsen to better understand its craft culture. Almost 10 years later, she’s ...

The finest example of this model is perhaps Hacker Farm a Hacker community centered around a small village in rural Japan. At present 4 families have relocated to the area with more on the way ...

Projections suggest Japan will be short of some 340,000 caregivers in 2025, when post-war baby-boomers reach 75. The central government has changed course and is also likely to accept more workers ...

Though they have fallen out of fashion in recent years, rural golf links may ... a total of 15 mega solar farms, including one in Kamigori, throughout Japan. Kosuge promised that the company ...

Life Where I'm From How I ended up buying land in “rural” Japan Posted: January 14, 2025 | Last updated: January 14, 2025 Ever wondered what it’s like to buy land in rural Japan? In this ...