E&E

As Japan’s rural towns shrink, bears move in

TOMAKOMAI, Japan — Abandoned ballfields and a wooded riverfront greenway bring surprise visitors to the eastern fringes of this port city. Bears. Tomakomai residents have reported seeing bears ...
WRAL

Tokyo is so crowded the government is paying families to leave

Japan is offering to pay families to move out of its overcrowded capital, in an effort to revitalize countryside towns and boost the falling birth rate. Starting in April, families in the Tokyo ...
CNN

Japan’s rural communities are dying out. The problem is, so are its cities

Riyadh residents tell CNN they don’t want to be dragged into US-Israeli war with Iran ...