There was a man living on a small island in the Seto Inland Sea who had a goat. He was not an old man, and he didn't know much about ruminants, so when his goat grew bigger, and its stubbornness exceeded its usefulness, the ...
With signs of a slowdown in foreign tourists' spending at urban shopping centers in the country, officials and businesses in regional cities are aiming to draw greater interest in their untapped tourism resources as repeat visitors from abroad increase. Consumption by foreign tourists in Japan ...
When a boar and a deer show up offering diversity and hope to repair our ecosystem, we should be honored that they'd even consider taking up residence here.
Forget the neons of Tokyo. For an otherworldly light experience visit the bioluminescent ‘sea fireflies’ on the beaches of the Inland Sea.
If you feel you've never been accepted in Japan, then welcome to the club: Many Japanese people don't feel accepted here either.
The story of how one small accident heralded the abrupt end of a seafaring lineage.
Two cargo ships collided Friday morning in the Seto Inland Sea off Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, killing two men and injuring another, the Japan Coast Guard has said. The dead were identified as Fumihiko Kita, 50, the captain of the 499-ton Yamato Maru No. 8, and ...
To ensure they can continue working into their twilight years, many owners of traditional Japanese inns are keen to change their business model.
Until recently facing a shrinking, aging population, Ogijima is growing thanks to its thriving community-based art scene.
The death of the island's only doctor has come as a major shock to the islanders of Shiraishi and beyond.
I've seen island revitalization projects come and go, but the idea of an NPO riding on the coattails of a successful art trend in the area strikes me as having some promise.
At a time when Japan is trying to revitalize the countryside, the dead are being relocated to the big cities.
