At least 68 people died during the winter – all but 10 of them over 65 – when record-breaking snow hit the country’s north.

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In February 2023, a snowy town in Fukui suddenly made news headlines. The government of Ikeda Town had published "The 7 Rules of Life in Ikeda" in its promotional pamphlet, and these rules laid down ...

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A majority of Japanese people oppose sending warships to the Middle East in response to the war in Iran, according to two ...

Japan is still coping with the aftermath of a powerful earthquake earlier this month. With its history of natural disasters, Japan is one of the countries best prepared for emergencies. A ...

Entrepreneurial young Japanese people are trying to reinvigorate Japan's most aged village — where more than two thirds of residents are over 65 — and keep it from vanishing from the map. Villages ...

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