Erik Buhrow dreams of retiring in Japan. Until then, he's renting out the akiya, or abandoned home, to other Americans who ...

Writer Hannah Kirshner first moved to Yamanaka Onsen to better understand its craft culture. Almost 10 years later, she’s ...

After two decades in Japan, one Canadian man shares some differences between life there and in his home country. Ron Reid, ...

Kanye West continues to shun America in favor of a new life in Japan with wife Bianca Censori, and he’s looking into the ...

But this isn’t a nursing home – it’s Japan’s largest women’s prison ... who CNN is identifying by a pseudonym for privacy.

Japan, known for its robust aging population, was ranked the healthiest country to age in by the National Center for Health ...

Nasubi spent 18 months naked and alone in a room for a TV show. His story may seem extreme but it continues to serve as a ...

Like other Japanese life insurers, Nippon Life is expanding abroad as a shrinking population in its home market limits opportunities. The company has spent nearly ¥2 trillion ($13 billion ...

Ichiro Suzuki is all about baseball, but he’s much more than that in Japan. Back home, he’s a wellspring of national pride, ...

In some cities, as many as one in four office spaces are vacant. Some start-ups are giving them a second life – as indoor ...