This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Erik Buhrow, who bought a house in Japan's Niigata Prefecture through AkiyaMart, a site that helps foreigners buy abandoned Japanese homes ...

STORY: It’s a shocking sight in Japan. Long lines of desperate shoppers forming to buy the most everyday of staples: rice.

This multimodal route through the country’s Northern Alps is a great alternative to the similar journey around Mount Fuji — ...

Getting your matcha fix may soon become more difficult as tea farmers in Japan face record-high demand that is driving a potential shortage. Uuganbayar – stock.adobe.com In 2024, major tea ...

With their sleek curves and chrome grilles, the classic American cars on sale at Yosuke Fukuda's yard ooze Californian cool but on Japanese roads new US vehicles are a rare sight -- much to ...

On Feb 27, with the award of a contract to develop a “responsive space system” demonstration satellite for Japan’s Ministry of Defence, it effectively became a defence contractor.

Erik Buhrow bought a home in Japan for $26,000 while he was still living in the US. Buhrow, who grew up in Japan, wants to return at some point when his career is over. In the meantime ...