Editorials Sep 6, 2013
The number of vacant houses improperly managed is increasing as the nation grows grayer and some areas experience depopulation.
National Jun 25, 2013
Rural areas cash in on trail running
by Shohei Seki
Trail running is attracting increasing attention as a means of revitalizing towns and villages suffering from depopulation. The OSJ Okukuji Trail 50K footrace, which covers mountain paths around 654-meter Mount Nantai on the border between Daigo and Hitachiota in Ibaraki Prefecture, attracts around 600 participants ...
National / Social Issues May 22, 2013
Mobile shop is godsend for elderly in Mie town with falling population
by Yui Matsutake
Elderly residents in a small town in Mie Prefecture consider 22-year-old Mao Higashi a great help when she delivers food from her truck.
Editorials Mar 11, 2007
The announcement last June by Yubari, Hokkaido, a former coal-mining town now known for the Yubari brand of melon, that it had effectively gone bankrupt sent shock waves throughout the nation because many cities, towns and villages face a similar financial crisis. The city ...