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Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is making convincing people to relocate from Tokyo to less-populated rural regions a key policy goal for realizing a “joyful Japan.” Will he succeed? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/18/japan/politics/ishiba-regional-revitalization/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #japaneseeconomy #shigeruishiba #localgovernment #population #depopulation #rurallife
Amid acute depopulation and the widespread use of cars, discussions are underway over whether to maintain or abolish a section of railway between Hiroshima and Okayama prefectures. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/10/japan/japan-underutilized-trains/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #rail #jr #geibiline #hiroshima #depopulation #rurallife #jrwest
While Okinawa Prefecture is perceived as resistant to the population decline affecting much of Japan, remote islands like Tonaki are facing an acute outflow of people, especially among younger generations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/03/japan/society/okinawa-remote-island-migration-policies/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #okinawa #depopulation #children #rurallife
Japan is considering a new system in which young officials from central government agencies split their time between Tokyo and regional areas to support small municipalities. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/27/japan/politics/young-officials-municipalities-help/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #shigeruishiba #localgovernment #depopulation #rurallife #decentralization
Municipalities in Fukushima Prefecture are trying to come up with measures to attract new residents or bring back those who left after the March 2011 disaster, but increasing the number of children remains a tall order. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/27/japan/society/fukushima-children-decline/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #fukushima #fukushimano1 #children #population #depopulation
Aomori Bank and Michinoku Bank have merged out of a shared sense of crisis over survival amid the declining population in Tohoku. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/01/20/companies/japan-regional-bank-merger/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #banks #regionalbanks #aomori #mergers #depopulation
Plans are underway for the Tokyo Metropolitan Government to start offering a subsidy for epidural births from April, but the tradition of giving birth naturally may be hampering the city's ability to meet demand. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/14/japan/science-health/tokyo-subsidy-epidurals/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #yurikokoike #tokyo #children #familyplanning #population #women039sissues #pregnancy #tokyometropolitangovernment #medicine #depopulation #localgovernment
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