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Why rural villages in Japan are shrinking

Villages across Japan’s countryside are facing extinction as the population ages and shrinks.

NPR’s Anthony Kuhn visited Japan’s most aged village, where most residents are older than 65.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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