Can technology save the Japanese countryside?
That, broadly speaking, is the question being put to the test by the administration of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, which is throwing its policymaking weight — and trillions of yen — behind initiatives aimed at bolstering rural areas and smaller cities.
Depopulation, aging and economic disparities with Tokyo and other metropolises are the primary targets.
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