Japan aims to enlist 10 mil. in rural support registry

The government plans to launch a new registration system to encourage people to keep strong connections with rural areas hit by depopulation, aiming to sign up more than 10 million users over the next decade.The initiative is a hallmark of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's efforts to revitalize regional areas, as Japan has been unsuccessful in reversing a long-term trend of overconcentration of people in Tokyo and other major cities.The launch of the program will be included in a government strategy to be finalized later this year to rev up regional growth. While details have yet to be worked…READ FULL ARTICLE