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All posts tagged "depopulation"
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3.1K2021 US-Japan RelationsWebinar: Enduring and New Frontiers in US-Japan Relations
On March 25st we were delighted to have joined the East-West Center’s online webinar event featuring a number of rising experts on...
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2021 US-Japan Relations
The U.S.-Japan Relationship: Modeling New Frontiers in Subnational Diplomacy
In our increasingly networked world, the international activities of states, cities, and other subnational actors are expanding rapidly. Their rising importance has...
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Society
What Do Professional Sports Bring to Rural Japan?
On August 4th, the Toonippo, Aomori’s prefectural newspaper, carried an article about the opening of the ice hockey season, delayed one month...
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Economy
Will The Coronavirus Pandemic Boost Rural Relocation in Japan ?
Rural Japan has long been trying to attract big-city dwellers to relocate to the countryside. A current wrinkle on these efforts is...
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Economy
Japan’s Ailing Regional Banks Battle for Survival
In early 2019, a full year before the global coronavirus pandemic caught the world off guard, regional banks in Japan were said...
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16.3KEconomyAkiya Bank: A Solution To Japan’s ‘Abandoned’ Homes?
Rural depopulation has left eight million houses empty in Japan - but by putting homes before jobs, the Akiya Bank program is...
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12.0KSocietyBook Review: Japan’s Population Implosion
"Japan's Population Implosion: The 50 Million Shock" sets out a stark and clearly-argued warning to the country, placing its steady depopulation and...