Village with ageing population erects life-sized puppets to ease loneliness - The village has a population of 60, with the ...

Ichinono is only one of several “doll villages” in Japan where life-sized mannequins ... “We’re probably outnumbered by puppets,” 88-year-old Hisayo Yamazaki told the Agence France ...

A dwindling Japanese village has found a creative way to combat ... "We're probably outnumbered by puppets," said Hisayo Yamazaki, an 88-year-old widow, told Agence France Presse (AFP).

A Japanese village struggling with a low population created life-sized dolls to mimic the feeling of a bustling society. The ...

With fewer than 60 residents, mostly elderly, the village has started using life-like mannequins to fill the gaps left by ...

A two-year-old boy was the first baby in 20 years for a Japanese village where most residents are aged 65 and above and there are life-sized puppets to ease the feeling of loneliness Ichinono ...

Two-year-old Kuranosuke Kato was the first baby in two decades for Ichinono, a tiny, depopulated Japanese village overrun by life-sized puppets. Ichinono is one of more than 20,000 communities in ...

It is believed some of them had fled from Japanese firms where they were working as technical intern trainees. The motels ...

Despite the growing throngs of attendees, it’s the smaller details of the Kurama Fire Festival that add up to more than the ...

On Oct. 29, the 12,000-foot peak broke a 130-year-old record of snow absence, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. Mount Fuji is seen, Oct. 31, 2024, in Yamanakako Village, Japan.

Riding his tricycle with cheerful abandon, Kuranosuke Kato is the only child in his tiny, depopulated Japanese village ...

On Oct. 29, the 12,000-foot peak broke a 130-year-old record of snow absence, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. PHOTO: Mount Fuji is seen, Oct. 31, 2024, in Yamanakako Village, Japan.