In a model project by the internal affairs ministry, municipalities in the countryside are collaborating with university students from urban areas in order to leverage young people's ideas for regional revitalization. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/02/japan/society/rural-municipalities-students/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #localgovernment #students #wakayama #ehime #depopulation