Japan's small island communities prepare to ride out disasters alone
SENDAI (Kyodo) -- Japan has more than 400 small, inhabited islands that are uniquely exposed to the risks of natural ...
Domain10 天
Abandoned akiya homes in Japan ripe for renovation
Tucked away in Japan’s countryside, millions of abandoned homes – known as akiya – sit empty, waiting for a second life. With property prices often shockingly low, these forgotten houses ...
Japan Today13 天
Japan's small island communities prepare to ride out disasters alone
Japan has more than 400 small, inhabited islands that are uniquely exposed to the risks of natural disasters ... They gathered available food from their homes to make up for shortages and set up ...
Seattle Times19 天
Japan fights its largest wildfire in more than 30 years
TOKYO — Japan’s largest wildfire in more than three decades was burning through a forested area of a small coastal city on Sunday after killing at least one person, damaging dozens of homes and ...