
National / Media | BIG IN JAPAN Jan 23, 2021
Wisdom often fails the test of time
Wisdom often fails the test of time
Along with the scrapping of some services, the firm expects to make annual cost savings of some ¥620 million yen from the move.
Semiautonomous vehicle breathes life into remote Akita village
As part of a government program, the village of Kamikoani in Akita Prefecture is benefiting from some modern public transport.
Rules on buying farmland eased in rural Hiroshima amid depopulation
Smaller plots are being made available in a bid to attract younger people from the cities to the countryside.
As COVID-19 persists, Japan looks to send in the robots
A new wave of service machines has emerged amid the coronavirus pandemic to help maintain safety and social distancing.
There is reason to hope that the global population could drop to 4 or 5 billion by 2200.
Call of the wild: The challenges of rural migration in Japan
The surge in new COVID-19 cases in urban areas has had some residents weighing opportunities in more isolated communities. But what sort of life can they expect?
World population in 2100 could be 2 billion below U.N. projections, study shows
Sharp declines in the number and proportion of the working-age population will pose huge challenges in many countries, including Japan
The COVID-19 crisis should prompt renewed action to address the overconcentration of people and business in the Tokyo metropolitan area.
Japan to launch model project for land banks to manage plots left unused
The land ministry will begin a model project for so-called land banks this fiscal year, aiming to appropriately manage land plots that are left unused and find new ways to utilize them through regional cooperation. Local governments and nonprofit organizations will act as coordinators for ...
The population fell 276,000 to 126.17 million as of Oct. 1, declining for the ninth straight year.
In Fukushima, a 'village' aims to lure young people back to disaster-hit town
In a deserted part of Fukushima Prefecture dotted with vacant lots, a sleek modern building stands out. In a workshop inside, a woman with a ponytail wearing purple protective eyeglasses carefully melts a tiny glass tube into the shape of a plum blossom. Behind the ...