INTERVIEW: Japan to Boost Connected Population for Revitalization

INTERVIEW: Japan to Boost Connected Population for Revitalization
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...