In rural Japan, the unstoppable forces of nature meet the immovable determination of the construction state. Can this village survive?
Tag: Rural Areas
The Future Farmers of France Are Tech Savvy, and Want Weekends Off
An unconventional school wants to attract a new crowd to French agriculture, and help farms earn a profit.
Five Years After Peace Deal, Colombia Is Running Out of Time, Experts Say
A treaty with rebels in 2016 called for the end of a decades-long war. But that is not the same as achieving peace, and the window for doing so may be closing.
Five Years After Peace Deal, Colombia Is Running Out of Time, Experts Say
A treaty with rebels in 2016 called for the end of a decades-long war. But that is not same as achieving peace, and the window for doing so may be closing.
This Is Life in Rural Afghanistan After the Taliban Takeover
Since the Taliban takeover, much of Afghanistan’s countryside has seen a big drop in violence after 20 years of fighting. “It has been a long time now since a bullet hit our homes.”
‘It’s a Godsend’: 9-Cent Taxi Rides in Rural South Korea
One county’s plan to help older, carless citizens stuck in remote villages proved wildly popular and has been copied across South Korea, revolutionizing public transportation in the countryside.
A Doctor’s Tour de France, One ‘Medical Desert’ at a Time
Newly graduated from medical school, Martial Jardel set off on a five-month road trip to help out in areas of France suffering from a shortage of physicians.
Local Government in Australia Kills Dogs Over Covid Fears
The rural Bourke Shire Council said two of the dogs had become aggressive and the person who regularly found new homes for the animals became unavailable.
Australia’s Coronavirus Outbreak Hits Aboriginal Communities
With the Delta variant spreading, only 15 percent of Indigenous people over the age of 16 have been fully inoculated, well behind the national level, according to officials.
One Village Quelled the Virus. The Next Was Overrun. It’s a Bad Sign for India.
The uneven response to India’s catastrophic second wave, coupled with widespread vaccine hesitancy, indicates that the coronavirus is here to stay.