Hina Hirayama has written a new book – "Eizo Hirayama and Kazuko Hirayama: Two Artists Who Roamed the Worlds of Nature, ...

Join me as I share my journey to owning a plot in Nikko, Japan. From managing real estate surprises to envisioning a countryside lifestyle, this experience revealed just how unique buying property ...

Most of the images in his book were taken in Vietnam, outdoors in the countryside, or at the beach much like the impressionist painters admired by Réhahn. Impressionism: From Photography to Painting ...

This photo shows a spread of the picture book "Kudamono" (written by Kazuko Hirayama and published by Fukuinkan Shoten Publishers Inc.), for which Bookstart Japan obtained permission from the ...

“During that PhD program, I traveled a lot around the Japanese countryside,” he says, “You can tell how much difficulty (it) is having with the labor shortage. You see many abandoned houses ...

TOKYO -- Sales of electric vehicles in Japan fell 33% year-on-year to 59,736 cars in 2024, the first decline in four years, according to data from car dealers and importers compiled by Nikkei on ...

Simply put, Mixbook remains the best service of the five we tested for making photo books. While some competitors excelled at one thing or another, Mixbook does just about everything right. Its ...

“In Japan, you can go for three months at a time on a tourist visa, but when it came to writing my book, I needed to be around much longer, so I applied for a self-sponsored artist vis ...

When I first visited Japan, I travelled from Tokyo to Kyoto aboard a night bus which cost me only around 5,000JPY (less than S$45)! Plus, I got to save on a night’s accommodation. Even if you’re ...

Pixabay A northern Japanese city in Hokkaido is stepping up measures to address repeated instances of unruly behaviour by overseas visitors. Authorities in the small city of Otaru have started ...