NANMOKU, Japan — This village sits along a river running through the mountains, surrounded by forests of cedar and bamboo. The once-thriving hamlet was known for its silk, timber and a starchy root ...

Customers settle in for counter service as a Japan Village vendor offers seaweed-wrapped onigiri rice balls. Brian Zak/NY Post After trying “all the food” during a recent trip to Tokyo, Tanner ...

Niseko, on Japan’s northernmost island of Hokkaido, is coveted by skiers and snowboarders for its powder and its luxurious wintertime retreats—from the Higashiyama Niseko Village, a Ritz-Carlton ...

On the surface, Nagoro is like any other sleepy riverside village in southern Japan's remote Iya Valley. Until you realize the town's "villagers" are actually life-size scarecrows -- and they ...

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Some Japanese are trying to reinvigorate their country's most aged village — where two-thirds of residents are over 65. Japan's village with the oldest population is wooing young residents to survive ...