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Push to go electric could wipe out Japan’s cheap microcars

Business Feb 1, 2021

Push to go electric could wipe out Japan’s cheap microcars

by Shiho Takezawa and Tsuyoshi Inajima

Electrification can add ¥1 million to ¥2 million to the price tag of a smaller kei vehicle, potentially doubling its price.

Remote Nagasaki island 'getting energy' from Vietnamese students

Issues Nov 28, 2020

Remote Nagasaki island 'getting energy' from Vietnamese students

An island suffering from the effects of depopulation has offered Vietnamese students a discount to study Japanese there.

Cheap, spacious, crowd-free: Rural Japan is having a moment with the foreign community

Issues | THE FOREIGN ELEMENT Nov 23, 2020

Cheap, spacious, crowd-free: Rural Japan is having a moment with the foreign community

by Jessop Petroski

Laura Blackhall took a risk purchasing an empty house in the Ibaraki countryside. Amid and following a pandemic, though, it's a choice that just might pay off.

Business Nov 20, 2020

Japan to nurture production areas for farm exports

The government hopes its new program will contribute to revitalizing regional economies by expanding their exports.

An outsider's look at the problems plaguing rural Japan

Issues | THE FOREIGN ELEMENT Nov 16, 2020

An outsider's look at the problems plaguing rural Japan

by Eric Margolis

When new people come to town they bring a flurry of new ideas with them. In the small town of Nakatsugawa, this has meant an exciting cultural exchange.

As Japan moves to revive its countryside, pandemic drives many out of cities

Business Nov 4, 2020

As Japan moves to revive its countryside, pandemic drives many out of cities

by Tetsushi Kajimoto

In September, 30,644 people moved out of Tokyo, up 12.5% year-on-year, while the number moving in fell 11.7% to 27,006, data showed.

Japan to subsidize push for teleworking from rural areas

Business Sep 26, 2020

Japan to subsidize push for teleworking from rural areas

The government is expected to earmark ¥15 billion for the subsidy in their budget requests for the fiscal year from April.

Rules on buying farmland eased in rural Hiroshima amid depopulation

National | Regional Voices: Hiroshima Sep 25, 2020

Rules on buying farmland eased in rural Hiroshima amid depopulation

Smaller plots are being made available in a bid to attract younger people from the cities to the countryside.

Tokyoites leaving bustle behind for space and nature as pandemic proves catalyst for change

National Jul 26, 2020

Tokyoites leaving bustle behind for space and nature as pandemic proves catalyst for change

by Su Xincheng

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

National / Media | BIG IN JAPAN Jul 25, 2020

Go To Travel campaign stirs anxieties outside Tokyo

by Michael Hoffman

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

National / Social Issues Jul 18, 2020

Call of the wild: The challenges of rural migration in Japan

by Kathryn Wortley

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

National Jul 12, 2020

Japan urges urbanites to tour country, sparking fear of virus's spread in countryside

by Sophie Jackman and Marika Katanuma

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.

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