Japan’s population keeps shrinking, and nowhere is the decline more visible than in its rural towns. From Akita to Aomori, entire communities are disappearing as young people move to cities, birthrates drop and farmland lies idle. Local governments are trying everything from cash incentives and matchmaking events to digital “hometown” registries — but progress remains slow. In this episode, Japan Today Spotlight looks at what’s driving Japan’s rural depopulation crisis, how the government is res

More than 1 in 10 people in Japan are now aged 80 or older. National data shows nearly 30 per cent of the 125 million population is aged 65 or older, making it the world's oldest population. On top of that, it has one of the lowest birth rates in the world. | ABC News

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