This as-told-to-essay is based on a conversation with Tom Fay, 40, a British outdoors and travel writer who has lived in Japan since 2007. It's been edited for length and clarity. I always fancied ...

The trend resulting from rapid depopulation will affect both metropolitan and rural areas, the National Institute of ...

Voter interest is high in areas like the economy and living expenses, as poverty becomes a threat that feels more and more ...

"Living with intention actually makes life so much better because I don't feel like I'm missing out on anything," LaJuan told BI.

It's not only that society is graying. New statistics warn of a major spike in the number of elderly Japanese living alone, ...

As of November 12, 2024, Tomiko Itooka is the oldest living person in the world, at 116 years and 173 days. The mother of ...

Even though the experience wasn't what I'd initially imagined, I discovered things that I loved about living in Japan and returned for college a year and a half ago in April 2022. I'm now studying ...

“I’m used to living in Japan, and everyone is kind here,” said a 27-year-old senior from China who is living in Tokyo. “I want to stay a while longer.” The government is aiming to have ...

A longevity expert who speaks to SuperAgers every day, and whose great-grandmother lived until she was 115, shared advice for living a long, healthy life. Yumi Yamamoto is the Japan research ...

Filing a tax return by the deadline is an annual bane, but for many foreigners residing in Japan, it is even more headache inducing because of the language barrier. Foreign nationals living and ...

The Japanese secret to living past 100 combines purposeful living, plant-based nutrition, strong social connections, physical and mental activity, mindfulness and preventive healthcare.

In Japan, regional revitalization has emerged as a cornerstone of solutions to issues such as population decline, achieving ...