The number of vacant houses in Japan has surged to a record high of nine million – more than enough for each person in New York City – as the east Asian country continues to struggle with its ...

Japan is facing a demographic dilemma that is set to redefine the fabric of its society by 2040. The projection that 350,000 elderly individuals will require family care, as there will not be enough ...

J APAN is consumed by talk of a “foreigner problem”. The story goes that the country has been overrun by ill-mannered migrant ...

Aging hunters struggle with bear management as Japan's rural areas depopulate Bear attacks hit a record 219 in year through March, with 9,000 bears culled Calls for better hunter recruitment and ...

For Westerners, science has served as the cornerstone of their existence for centuries, a development significantly influenced by Christianity. By demystifying the natural world, unlike the animistic ...

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