The historic Shōya house dates back to about 1700. A piece of Japanese history is now a part of Southern California’s landscape. The 320-year-old Japanese Heritage Shōya House was meticulously moved ...

Villages across Japan’s countryside are facing extinction as the population ages and shrinks. NPR’s Anthony Kuhn visited Japan’s most aged village, where most residents are older than 65.

NANMOKU, Japan — This village sits along a river running through the mountains, surrounded by forests of cedar and bamboo. The once-thriving hamlet was known for its silk, timber and a starchy root ...

In the tiny village of Tsuchikure, the average age of the residents is 77. Akiko Fujita reports on why this and thousands of rural Japanese communities like it are literally dying out.

Families in the U.S. and around the world are having fewer children as people make profoundly different decisions about their lives. NPR's series Population Shift: How Smaller Families Are Changing ...

NPR’s Anthony Kuhn visited Japan’s most aged village, where most residents are over age 65. Why rural villages in Japan are shrinking Villages across Japan’s countryside are facing extinction as the ...

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Rachel Chang is a travel and pop culture journalist who contributes to Travel + Leisure, Condé Nast Traveler, Lonely Planet, and more. A piece of Japanese history is now a part of Southern ...