A Japanese village struggling with a low population created life-sized dolls to mimic the feeling of a bustling society. The hamlet of Ichinono, which has less than 60 residents and only one child ...

A village is replacing young people with mannequins as population dwindles: ‘Outnumbered by puppets’ The village has a population of 60, with the last baby being born two decades ago ...

Fudai is the village that survived — thanks to a huge wall once deemed a mayor’s expensive folly and now vindicated as the community’s salvation.

Japanese village struggling with low population creates life-sized dolls to mimic feeling of bustling society By Angela Barbuti Published Oct. 26, 2024, 4:40 p.m. ET ...

Travel Revive Tourism? An Answer from One Japanese Village My quest to rethink travel in a troubled world starts in Miyama. ‘We need the balance,’ I’m told. Steve Burgess 20 Feb 2023 TheTyee.ca ...