Fourteen years after the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami, communities in the Tohoku region grappling with declining populations are focusing on young people and women to aid recovery.

Remodeled from a diesel hybrid train, the two-car excursion service is named as a tribute to the countryside “sato” landscape, people and food of the Tohoku region. The first car, which is ...

Hara, a contemporary artist who also serves as a professor at Tohoku University of Art and Design, is known for incorporating pink into his works. He was asked by the prefectural government and ...