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
https://www.alojapan.com/1232747/hokkaidos-rail-network-faces-tough-challenges/ Hokkaido’s rail network faces tough challenges #Depopulation #Hokkaido #HokkaidoTopics #JRHokkaido #rail #Shinkansen #北海道 Sapporo – Hokkaido’s rail transportation system is grappling with two tough challenges, with the completion of the Hokkaido Shinkansen’s final 212-kilometer stretch between Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto and Sapporo stations officially delayed until at least the end of fiscal 2038, and local lines closing or facing closure due…
https://www.alojapan.com/1229384/the-new-vanguard-of-rural-revitalization-efforts-in-japan/ The new vanguard of rural revitalization efforts in Japan #Depopulation #expats #Fukui #JetProgramme #Kyoto #KyotoTopics #RegionalRevitalizationCorps #RuralLife #takahama #京都 #京都府 Kushiro, Hokkaido – About 70 kilometers north of Kyoto, Japan’s bustling cultural epicenter, sits the small fishing town of Takahama. Known today for its pristine beaches and surfing, during the Heian Period (794-1185), the aristocracy of Kyoto imported saba (macker…
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
https://www.alojapan.com/1224340/the-harsh-reality-of-migration-outflow-on-okinawas-least-populated-island/ The harsh reality of migration outflow on Okinawa’s least populated island #children #DayCare #Depopulation #Okinawa #OkinawaTopics #RuralLife #TonakiIsland #沖縄 The “day care room,” which was supposed to be bustling with children, has its doors shut while the washbasin and lockers faintly stand out in the dim light. This is the only day care center on Tonaki Island in Okinawa Prefecture, but since its establishment in 2019, it has remained cl…
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
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
Japan is considering a new system in which young officials from central government agencies split their time between Tokyo and regional areas to support small municipalities. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/27/japan/politics/young-officials-municipalities-help/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #shigeruishiba #localgovernment #depopulation #rurallife #decentralization
Municipalities in Fukushima Prefecture are trying to come up with measures to attract new residents or bring back those who left after the March 2011 disaster, but increasing the number of children remains a tall order. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/27/japan/society/fukushima-children-decline/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #fukushima #fukushimano1 #children #population #depopulation
Thot before sleep: what do the #broligarchs know about the #economics of #depopulation that every european country and japan have not figured out?
Because depopulation seems to be the goal.
Am guessing answers lie in: robotics and a i to substitute for pesky workers, bs stores of value like crypto. Control of clean air water soils for a few.
That is your dystopian writing prompt.
If you consider traveling here probably best for Europeans and others to think of the States as individuals rather like europe before the e u. And then there is #losangelesCounty at over 10 million people larger than most
States. This may be obvious to you but we are not all #americans anymore
There s plenty of room to roam and make a home. #unintendedconsequences of the clear #depopulation policies will be to spread knowledge workers and others into #rural areas and small pop states.
