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The Japan Times<p>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. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/01/world/society/italy-demographic-crisis-births/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/</span><span class="invisible">01/world/society/italy-demographic-crisis-births/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worldnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>worldnews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>society</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/italy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>italy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/depopulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>depopulation</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>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. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/31/japan/hokkaido-shinkansen-delay/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/</span><span class="invisible">31/japan/hokkaido-shinkansen-delay/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hokkaido" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hokkaido</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rail</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shinkansen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shinkansen</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/jrhokkaido" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jrhokkaido</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/depopulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>depopulation</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>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. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/28/japan/banks-alliance-depopulation/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/</span><span class="invisible">28/japan/banks-alliance-depopulation/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/banks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>banks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/depopulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>depopulation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nagano" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nagano</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/yamanashi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>yamanashi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shizuoka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shizuoka</span></a></p>
Wen<p>The islands putting the brakes on the rural exodus of Scottish youth </p><p>A great article (for people outside the islands who may be unaware of the challenges) on the issues and maybe some of the opportunities. </p><p><a href="https://www.thenational.scot/politics/25011289.islands-putting-brakes-rural-exodus-scottish-youth/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thenational.scot/politics/2501</span><span class="invisible">1289.islands-putting-brakes-rural-exodus-scottish-youth/</span></a></p><p><a href="http://archive.today/2025.03.16-074630/https://www.thenational.scot/politics/25011289.islands-putting-brakes-rural-exodus-scottish-youth/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">archive.today/2025.03.16-07463</span><span class="invisible">0/https://www.thenational.scot/politics/25011289.islands-putting-brakes-rural-exodus-scottish-youth/</span></a><br> (archive)</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Scotland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scotland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Islands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Islands</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/TheNational" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheNational</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Opportunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Opportunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Depopulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Depopulation</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>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. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/16/japan/politics/ldp-members-figure/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/</span><span class="invisible">16/japan/politics/ldp-members-figure/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ldp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ldp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/depopulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>depopulation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cdp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cdp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dpp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dpp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/komeito" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>komeito</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nipponishinnokai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nipponishinnokai</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>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? <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/03/japan/society/tokyo-brain-drain-depopulation/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/</span><span class="invisible">03/japan/society/tokyo-brain-drain-depopulation/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>society</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/depopulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>depopulation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tokyo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tokyo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cities</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rurallife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rurallife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japaneseeconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japaneseeconomy</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>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. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/01/japan/society/robots-japan-aging-society/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/</span><span class="invisible">01/japan/society/robots-japan-aging-society/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>society</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ai</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/aging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aging</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/elderly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>elderly</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/depopulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>depopulation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>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. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/27/japan/fewest-births-new-record/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/</span><span class="invisible">27/japan/fewest-births-new-record/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/parenthood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>parenthood</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/children" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>children</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/depopulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>depopulation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/surveys" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>surveys</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/familyplanning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>familyplanning</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/taxes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>taxes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mhlw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mhlw</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>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. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/21/japan/paper-shipments-low/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/</span><span class="invisible">21/japan/paper-shipments-low/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shipping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shipping</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/newspapers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>newspapers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/depopulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>depopulation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/covid19injapan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>covid19injapan</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>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? <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/18/japan/politics/ishiba-regional-revitalization/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/</span><span class="invisible">18/japan/politics/ishiba-regional-revitalization/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japaneseeconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japaneseeconomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shigeruishiba" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shigeruishiba</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/localgovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>localgovernment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/population" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>population</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/depopulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>depopulation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rurallife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rurallife</span></a></p>
gentlegardener<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@samiamsam" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>samiamsam</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@indivisibleteam" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>indivisibleteam</span></a></span> </p><p>Yes the network state <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Broligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Broligarchy</span></a> seems to have an <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/economic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economic</span></a> model based on <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/depopulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>depopulation</span></a>. They truly seem to be hoarding money and resources for themselves til Mars, relying on crypto blockchain ai and robotics to<br>Be as <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/tusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tusk</span></a> says “efficient”. Getting rid of pesky humans is jobOne. </p><p>No one else has ever figured out how to grow (returns on capital) with fewer people, but in their hubris…</p>
The Japan Times<p>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. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/10/japan/japan-underutilized-trains/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/</span><span class="invisible">10/japan/japan-underutilized-trains/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rail</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/jr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jr</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/geibiline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geibiline</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hiroshima" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hiroshima</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/depopulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>depopulation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rurallife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rurallife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/jrwest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jrwest</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>While Okinawa Prefecture is perceived as resistant to the population decline affecting much of Japan, remote islands like Tonaki are facing an&nbsp;acute outflow of people, especially among younger generations. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/03/japan/society/okinawa-remote-island-migration-policies/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/</span><span class="invisible">03/japan/society/okinawa-remote-island-migration-policies/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>society</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/okinawa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>okinawa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/depopulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>depopulation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/children" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>children</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rurallife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rurallife</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>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. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/27/japan/politics/young-officials-municipalities-help/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/</span><span class="invisible">27/japan/politics/young-officials-municipalities-help/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shigeruishiba" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shigeruishiba</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/localgovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>localgovernment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/depopulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>depopulation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rurallife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rurallife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/decentralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>decentralization</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>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. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/27/japan/society/fukushima-children-decline/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/</span><span class="invisible">27/japan/society/fukushima-children-decline/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>society</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fukushima" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fukushima</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fukushimano1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fukushimano1</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/children" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>children</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/population" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>population</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/depopulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>depopulation</span></a></p>
gentlegardener<p>Thot before sleep: what do the <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/broligarchs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>broligarchs</span></a> know about the <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economics</span></a> of <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/depopulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>depopulation</span></a> that every european country and japan have not figured out?</p><p>Because depopulation seems to be the goal. </p><p>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. </p><p>That is your dystopian writing prompt.</p>
gentlegardener<p>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 <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/losangelesCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>losangelesCounty</span></a> at over 10 million people larger than most<br>States. This may be obvious to you but we are not all <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/americans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>americans</span></a> anymore </p><p>There s plenty of room to roam and make a home. <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/unintendedconsequences" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unintendedconsequences</span></a> of the clear <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/depopulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>depopulation</span></a> policies will be to spread knowledge workers and others into <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/rural" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rural</span></a> areas and small pop states.</p>
The Japan Times<p>Aomori Bank and Michinoku Bank have merged out of a shared sense of crisis over survival amid the declining population in Tohoku. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/01/20/companies/japan-regional-bank-merger/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/business/2025</span><span class="invisible">/01/20/companies/japan-regional-bank-merger/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/companies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>companies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/banks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>banks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/regionalbanks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>regionalbanks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/aomori" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aomori</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mergers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mergers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/depopulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>depopulation</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Plans are underway for the Tokyo Metropolitan Government to start offering a subsidy for epidural births from April, but the tradition of giving birth naturally may be hampering the city's ability to meet demand. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/14/japan/science-health/tokyo-subsidy-epidurals/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/</span><span class="invisible">14/japan/science-health/tokyo-subsidy-epidurals/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sciencehealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciencehealth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/yurikokoike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>yurikokoike</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tokyo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tokyo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/children" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>children</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/familyplanning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>familyplanning</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/population" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>population</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/women039sissues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>women039sissues</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pregnancy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pregnancy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tokyometropolitangovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tokyometropolitangovernment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medicine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/depopulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>depopulation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/localgovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>localgovernment</span></a></p>
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