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The decline in population is especially severe in rural areas. The blue areas, where the population has declined, have increased mostly in rural areas. The red areas, where the population has risen, is concentrated in urban areas.

NLI Research Institute researcher Kanako Amano says, "The reason for polarization is a changing industrial structure and a rise in the college-going rate.

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The number of people who engage in desk work has increased as a result, and these people have moved to big cities. A comparison of the population in with that of a estimate shows almost all cities will experience shrinkage except for a few urban areas, such as Tokyo, Aichi and Fukuoka Prefecture. In some rural areas, residents are afraid their homeland will disappear. Kawakami Village in Nara Prefecture is one of them.

The village is 95 percent mountains and forests, and forestry is a major industry. It had about 1, residents as of January -- almost half that of 30 years ago.

Nearly 60 percent of inhabitants are age 65 or older. On March 2nd, an event was held for residents of the village to discuss its future. Ko Fujiyama, head of the Research Institute Thf Sustainable Community who has been providing expertise and advice to the village, explained survival measures.

He said that in order for the village to maintain a population of over 1, the birth rate and the number of new residents need to increase, and residents in their late teens to early 20s leaving the village need to decrease. Fulfilling such conditions requires great effort.

Fujiyama asked the event's 13 participants to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of living in the village and their ideal future. The disadvantages included inconveniences including the distance to supermarkets and schools, while the good points included the rich nature and supportive community.

Some said that there were many healthy elderly residents, so The Ageing Of Global Population wanted to promote the town as a place where it was possible to live a long, healthy life. During the discussion, Fujiyama showed unexpected data -- young people who choose to live in countryside are increasing, with almost underpopulated municipalities of showing a rise in female residents in their 30s.]