A small but beloved zoo in northeast Japan's Yamagata Prefecture has reopened after renovations and now features a unique ...

Policymakers often overlook the challenges faced by shrinking small and medium-sized cities. Yet, keeping these cities ...

An Osaka Metropolitan University researcher examined the nonlinear multidimensional factors that correlate with population ...

Asian retail stores and restaurants are seeing a moment in the Twin Cities — at the same time that tariffs could ...

Japan's falling population is owed, in part, to a spike in the success of women in the workforce. A greater percentage of ...

Willamette University’s beautiful campus is perfect for a leisurely stroll, with tree-lined paths and historic buildings that transport you to another time. Just a few blocks away, the Oregon State ...

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

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 ...

Through grants and other programs, it’s possible to make your expats dreams a reality. These are 7 countries that will pay ...

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 ...