With Japan's birthrate plummeting, about 450 schools close in Japan every year, dealing a further blow to the country's regional areas which are already struggling with depopulation.
abc.net.au/news/school-closures-spread-in-ageing-japan-depopulation/102173368As Eita Sato and Aoi Hoshi walked towards their junior high school graduation ceremony, their footsteps echoed in polished halls once crowded and noisy with students.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has pledged "unprecedented measures" to boost the birthrate, including doubling the budget for child-related policies, and says maintaining the educational environment is crucial.Eita's mother and Aoi's grandmother and father attended the graduation. The Yumoto area has hot spring inns on the mountains and is dotted with ski rental shops and campsites. There are also "beware of bears" signs.
Eita and Aoi were in a class of five in primary school, but were the only two to advance to junior high school.
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