Life begins (again) at 70 in Japan

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