The Defense Ministry and Akita prefecture signed an agreement Wednesday to deploy soldiers who will set box traps with food, ...

In modern Japan, more than 1.5 million people live in total isolation, refusing to leave their rooms for years, sometimes ...

Signs of a potential end to the government shutdown intensified Tuesday with behind-the-scenes talks as the federal closure ...

Japan hit another immigration milestone this year, with foreign residents in 27 municipalities now comprising over 10 percent ...

Nagoya is Japan’s fourth-largest city, but a lot of people think it’s number one in dullness.

Akita Prefecture has Japan's most aged population, lowest birthrate and fastest declining population. Rigid gender roles are prompting young women to leave rural areas like this for opportunities ...

Akita Prefecture has Japan's most aged population, lowest birthrate and fastest declining population. Rigid gender roles are ...

The Homeless Garden Project recently announced New Leaf Community Markets as its inaugural Employer Partner of the Year. The ...

The Little Tokyo Service Center has transformed the site on Towne Avenue into The Umeya, a 175-unit affordable and permanent ...

The old factory site of a beloved Japanese cracker brand has found new life as supportive housing for Angelenos rebuilding their lives. The Umeya aims to be a bridge between Little Tokyo and Skid Row.

MILFORD, Conn. (WFSB) - The death of a man who suffered fatal injuries after a fire at Milford homeless encampment back in August is being ruled a homicide. The Chief Medical Examiner confirmed the ...

The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has determined that the death of a man in a fire at a homeless encampment in Milford in August was a homicide. Police identified the victim as 57-year-old ...