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 ...

Recognizing that the shift to sustainability will depend not only on high-tech solutions and tentpole projects, the Newsweek Japan SDGs Awards (aligned with the United Nations' Sustainable Development ...

The shoji screen door slides closed behind me. The room is sun-dappled — paper door and latticework walls letting light in while keeping prying eyes out. My shoes have been spirited away and the ...