This Japanese village's youth have left; now, mannequins take their place
In Ichinono, Japan, life-sized puppets now occupy the village as a response to population decline and rural depopulation.
Japanese village replaces young people with mannequins as population falls
Fewer than 60 villagers live in Ichinono - where people have attempted to address dreaded feelings of loneliness by stitching ...
This Japanese Village Has Replaced Its Young People With Mannequins
Many younger residents have migrated to cities for education and employment, leaving behind an ageing community.
Japanese Village Replaces Youth Population with Puppets
With only one child in a village of 60 people, residents of Ichinono create hand-crafted dolls to combat loneliness.
Japanese village struggling with low population creates life-sized dolls to mimic feeling of bustling society
A Japanese village struggling with a low population created life-sized dolls to mimic the feeling of a bustling society. The ...
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Japanese village installs life-sized dolls everywhere to combat lonliness
Life-Sized dolls fill void in aging Japanese village. To create an illusion of a bustling community, life-sized dolls are ...
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Japan Village Tackles Population Crisis With Mannequins
A dwindling Japanese village has found a creative way to combat loneliness amid rural depopulation and declining birth rates. Ichinono, a community of fewer than 60 people north of Osaka, has been ...
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'Our pride': Lone child brings hope to Japan's puppet village
Riding his tricycle with cheerful abandon, Kuranosuke Kato is the only child in his tiny, depopulated Japanese village ...