INTERVIEW: Japan to Boost Connected Population for Revitalization

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Tokyo, Nov. 2 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government will work to revitalize regional communities experiencing population decline by increasing the so-called connected population, or nonresidents who maintain steady interaction with regional areas, internal affairs minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said in a recent interview. “There is a shortage of workers in various fields, making it difficult to…