I planned to travel indefinitely — instead, I started a company in rural Japan

Kira Bella, now 25, wasn't ready to leave Japan when her visa was expiring. She came up with an idea to secure a business ...
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What lessons can be learned from Japan’s rural movement initiative, 15 years on?

Despite its rich history and beautiful landscapes, most settlements in rural Japan suffer from outmigration, aging, and depopulation. Known as chiiki okoshi kyouryoukutai, the LRC promises three years ...
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Rigid gender roles are prompting women to leave rural Japan

Families in the U.S. and around the world are having fewer children as people make profoundly different decisions about their lives. NPR's series Population Shift: How Smaller Families Are Changing ...
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Rigid gender roles are prompting women to leave rural Japan

Akita Prefecture has Japan's most aged population, lowest birthrate and fastest declining population. Rigid gender roles are prompting young women... Rigid gender roles are prompting women to leave ...
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Rigid gender roles are prompting women to leave rural Japan

Members of a university kanto club perform in Akita Prefecture, Japan. Tradition and religion dictate that only men are allowed to be sashite or pole carriers. Anthony Kuhn is NPR's correspondent ...