ONOMICHI, Japan -- In late October, as the autumn leaves were turning yellow, I sat on the deck of a ferry crossing part of ...
While the Japanese are famed for their polite and welcoming nature, the concentration of crowds at famed attractions is straining some of Japan’s hotspots. The city of Kyoto recently restricted ...
Japan faces urban population decline by 2035, with ageing societies challenging city sustainability and prompting calls for ...
The Halal Development Corporation Bhd (HDC) is encouraging local halal industry players to participate in the upcoming World ...
While rural areas have long struggled ... In his book Future Atlas: What Happens in Japan with a Declining Population, Kawai notes that several cities, including Kitakyushu, Kobe, Kyoto, and Osaka, ...
Tokyo saw its net population inflow rise again last year, reaching 79,285, a level close to that before the COVID-19 pandemic ...
The music venues and fetish bars of Osaka’s Dotonbori district form a community for Japanese punks and expats.
Despite a host of setbacks, Expo 2025 in Osaka is set to open on time April.
Japan’s third-largest city, Osaka, is set to become a testing ground for AI-driven, extended reality (XR) urban environments.