A former town official proposed the idea after being inspired by Mill Ends Park in Oregon, the previous record-holder. Read ...

NAGAIZUMI, Shizuoka (Kyodo) -- A "pocket park" in the central Japan prefecture of Shizuoka has been recognized by the ...

As Japan’s population shrinks, maintaining rail service in remote small towns is becoming a challenge. Is this the answer? As Japan’s population shrinks, maintaining rail service in remote ...

Renowned for picturesque sand dunes, laid-back hot springs resorts, the hometowns of popular manga artists and one of western Japan’s highest mountains, Tottori (Japan’s least-populated prefecture) is ...

By River Akira Davis and Hisako Ueno Reporting from Kanda, Japan Kanda, a small town encircled by mountains on Japan’s southeast coast, is hundreds of miles from any major centers of business or ...

The Guinness World Records has recognized a "pocket park" in Japan as the world's smallest, the Tokyo-based Kyodo news agency ...

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Loved locally for years, a tiny patch of grass and a lone stool in Nagaizumi town has scooped the title of world's smallest ...

Six small oranges hang from its branches ... The Kamons were one of the many Japanese Americans who settled in the town in ...