Tokyoites leaving bustle behind for space and nature as pandemic proves catalyst for change
As companies close offices in central Tokyo or encourage employees to work from home to stay safe from the coronavirus pandemic, young people are relocating to the suburbs where rents are cheaper, space less at a premium and nature nearer the doorstep. With Japanese work ...
Go To Travel campaign stirs anxieties outside Tokyo
in some areas, out-of-prefecture motorists have been pelted with rocks and intimidated by reckless driving.
Call of the wild: The challenges of rural migration in Japan
The surge in new COVID-19 cases in urban areas has had some residents weighing opportunities in more isolated communities. But what sort of life can they expect?
Japan urges urbanites to tour country, sparking fear of virus's spread in countryside
A central government campaign to spur domestic tourism has drawn both enthusiasm and ire, with some social media users telling urbanites to stay away from rural areas.
Plans are laid out to attract visitors to the nation's rural spots, in a bid to help boost tourism in lesser-visited areas.
Just 60% of municipalities in Japan keep emergency supplies for infants and elderly
The survey found a stark contrast between the variety of emergency foods prepared by populous big cities and by smaller towns and villages.
More than one-third in Japan have worked remotely amid pandemic
Crisis also prompting more young residents in the Tokyo metropolitan area to consider moving to other regions.
Pandemic pushes Japan to accelerate development of fiber-optic broadband networks
Japan plans to complete its national fiber-optic networks by March 2022 to meet the urgent need for online education, medical and other services amid the coronavirus pandemic, government officials have said. It will bring forward an earlier plan by two years. The communications ministry has ...
Part-time remote work could provide key to boosting Japan's local economies
A website based in Gifu Prefecture is matching up urban workers' business acumen with rural projects' needs.
Rodrigo Duterte paying Filipinos to move from Manila to country
The coronavirus pandemic is giving Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte a reason to reduce overcrowding in Manila, which in recent decades has swelled into one of the most heavily populated areas on Earth. Duterte is offering cash and goods to induce city-dwellers to move out of ...
Japan authorities agree to promote rural migration to combat virus
Economic revitalization minister Yasutoshi Nishimura and National Governors' Association Chairman Kamon Iizumi agreed Thursday to work together in promoting "a new way of living" and migration to rural areas to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus. "A growing number of people are wishing to ...
Local officials and residents fear influx from Japan's virus hot spots
With the number of novel coronavirus infections rising in Tokyo and other major urban centers, some concerned residents are fleeing to nearby prefectures where the number of cases is minimal. But that is creating worry and wariness among local officials and residents, who are less ...
