A dwindling Japanese village has found a creative way to combat ... More Philip Fong/AFP via Getty Images Ishiba's predecessor, Fumio Kishida, last year introduced a ¥1 million (approximately ...

one of the ‘puppet villages’ in Japan (AFP via Getty Images) Preliminary government data released earlier this year showed that the number of babies born in Japan fell for an eighth straight ...

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A Japanese village struggling with a low population ... which they dress up and place around the community. AFP via Getty Images Yamazaki explained that although older inhabitants there had ...

The village, still home to 600 permanent residents, offers a striking window into rural life in the Japan of yesteryear: the ...

Asian Games in Japan will house athletes on a cruise ship and in containers to cut costs. It will featur new sports like MMA ...

nurtured by the Japan Cultural Thatching Association, which runs occasional public workshops. The grandeur of the buildings reflects the historic wealth of these villages, where two rare goods ...

With most of the population gone, residents of one village in Japan have come up with a novel plan to make it less lonely — replacing people with puppets. Fewer than 60 people live in Ichinono ...

As depopulation deepens around the world, a small village in Japan turns to puppets to stitch their community back together. Ichinono is only one of several “doll villages” in Japan where life ...

Today, it is the country's most aged village, with two-thirds of residents over age 65. On today's show, how the Japanese government is trying to address rural depopulation and attract younger ...

These realistic puppets now inhabit the village, providing companionship and vitality. In the rural Japanese village of Ichinono, a unique solution has emerged to combat loneliness and emptiness.