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 ...

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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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 ...

A rural Minnesota town is home to the biggest tech giant you've never heard of. Now it's riding out an unprecedented kind of ...