BIEI, Hokkaido—Over the course of a year, a stampede of tourists 200 times larger than the local population barrels through this northern town of less than 10,000 for its, now ironically, pastoral views. The “patchwork landscape” of farmland and trees that enchanted so many throughout Japan and abroad has brought on... read full story
"In recent years, residents have been unable to get seats at restaurants so more and more people are missing out on lunch opportunities,"