NRW.Global Business, a trade and investment agency in Germany, hopes to support Japanese startups that are seriously considering expanding in Europe. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/05/08/germany-support-startups/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #germany #startups #depopulation
A 180-year-old samurai home in rural Ehime is getting a second life — as a center for art, community and cultural revival. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/05/japan/society/akiya-rural-revitalization-ehime/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #akiya #ehime #ozu #depopulation #ruralrevitalization #art #samurai #tourism
Regional lenders Daishi Hokuetsu Financial Group and Gunma Bank are in final talks to set up a holding company that will create one of the largest players in the industry, with a deal set to be announced in days. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/24/companies/two-regional-banks-merger/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #daishihokuetsufinancialgroup #gunmabank #depopulation #mergers #banks
Though more women in Japan are opting for epidurals, they are mostly still only available around major cities, while prohibitive costs and fears about safety persist. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/22/japan/science-health/epidural-rate/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #tokyo #children #familyplanning #population #women039sissues #pregnancy #tokyometropolitangovernment #medicine #depopulation
Japan's total population declined for the 14th straight year in 2024, with those age 65 and older making up a record portion of the population while those under 15 fell to a record low. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/14/japan/society/japan-population-further-decline/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #population #depopulation #aging
Italy's demographic crisis deepened in 2024 as the number of births hit a new record low, emigration accelerated and the population continued to shrink, national statistics bureau ISTAT said on Monday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/01/world/society/italy-demographic-crisis-births/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #society #italy #depopulation
Hokkaido’s rail system is facing a double whammy of the delayed completion of the Hokkaido Shinkansen and a lack of passengers forcing the closure of local lines. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/31/japan/hokkaido-shinkansen-delay/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #hokkaido #rail #shinkansen #jrhokkaido #depopulation
Three banks based in central Japan are teaming up to combat the enduring challenge of a dwindling population that’s threatening their long-term viability. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/28/japan/banks-alliance-depopulation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #banks #depopulation #nagano #yamanashi #shizuoka
The islands putting the brakes on the rural exodus of Scottish youth
A great article (for people outside the islands who may be unaware of the challenges) on the issues and maybe some of the opportunities.
https://www.thenational.scot/politics/25011289.islands-putting-brakes-rural-exodus-scottish-youth/
Having lost 60,000 members last year, the Liberal Democratic Party is under pressure to find ways to win them back and bring in new blood ahead of its 70th birthday celebration in November. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/16/japan/politics/ldp-members-figure/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #depopulation #cdp #dpp #komeito #nipponishinnokai
Tokyo has been decried as a "black hole" that sucks in people, industry and resources from the rest of Japan. Can the Ishiba government's plan to revitalize the rest of the country stave off depopulation? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/03/japan/society/tokyo-brain-drain-depopulation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #depopulation #tokyo #cities #rurallife #japaneseeconomy
An artificial intelligence-driven humanoid robot called AIREC is a prototype future "caregiver" for Japan's rapidly aging population and chronic shortage of aged-care workers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/01/japan/society/robots-japan-aging-society/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #ai #aging #elderly #depopulation #health #tech
The number of births in Japan has fallen to another record low, underscoring the growing challenge of how to shoulder ballooning social security costs for an aging society. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/27/japan/fewest-births-new-record/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #parenthood #children #depopulation #surveys #familyplanning #taxes #mhlw
Domestic shipments of paper and paperboard in 2024 dropped 2.9% from the previous year to 19.91 million tons, the lowest in 39 years, the Japan Paper Association said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/21/japan/paper-shipments-low/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #shipping #newspapers #depopulation #covid19injapan
Can Ishiba’s ‘joyful Japan’ policy revitalize the nation’s rural regions? https://www.byteseu.com/756267/ #DEPOPULATION #Japan #JapaneseEconomy #LocalGovernment #Population #RuralLife #ShigeruIshiba
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is making convincing people to relocate from Tokyo to less-populated rural regions a key policy goal for realizing a “joyful Japan.” Will he succeed? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/18/japan/politics/ishiba-regional-revitalization/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #japaneseeconomy #shigeruishiba #localgovernment #population #depopulation #rurallife
Yes the network state #tech #Broligarchy seems to have an #economic model based on #depopulation. They truly seem to be hoarding money and resources for themselves til Mars, relying on crypto blockchain ai and robotics to
Be as #tusk says “efficient”. Getting rid of pesky humans is jobOne.
No one else has ever figured out how to grow (returns on capital) with fewer people, but in their hubris…
Amid acute depopulation and the widespread use of cars, discussions are underway over whether to maintain or abolish a section of railway between Hiroshima and Okayama prefectures. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/10/japan/japan-underutilized-trains/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #rail #jr #geibiline #hiroshima #depopulation #rurallife #jrwest
While Okinawa Prefecture is perceived as resistant to the population decline affecting much of Japan, remote islands like Tonaki are facing an acute outflow of people, especially among younger generations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/03/japan/society/okinawa-remote-island-migration-policies/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #okinawa #depopulation #children #rurallife
