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In this month's Feature, we take a look at some of the efforts being made nationwide, on a public, private and individual level, to address the exhaustion of regional economies caused by population decrease and revitalize these economies.
An interview with Professor Hiroya Masuda, a member of the Council on Overcoming Population Decline and Vitalizing Local Economy
A new college in Tono, Iwate Prefecture, is on a mission to develop human resources that will catalyze regional development in the aftermath of the Great East Japan Earthquake.
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Yabu City in Hyogo Prefecture is introducing unprecedented agricultural reforms.
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Ine, a fishing village in Kyoto Prefecture, is leveraging its unique scenery as a tourism resource to revive the local economy and reverse the trend of depopulation.
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Aomori’s Drifting Snow Tour takes advantage of the unusual local blizzards to attract tourists.
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Achi Village in Nagano Prefecture is pulling in the crowds promising visitors “the best starry sky in Japan.
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A child care group established by one mother twenty years ago is now spearheading the creation of a society that enables everyone to raise children with ease.
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Semboku City in Akita Prefecture is reviving the age-old tradition of toji hot spring cures.
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