TOKYO, Oct 26 — Riding his tricycle with cheerful abandon, Kuranosuke Kato is the only child in his tiny, depopulated Japanese village overrun by life-sized puppets. The...
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Revitalising rural areas is one of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s key campaign pledges as he fights to retain a majority in a general election on Sunday. Silence pervades the air in Ichinono, where residents have handcrafted stuffed mannequins to create a semblance of a bustling society.“We’re probably outnumbered by puppets,” Hisayo Yamazaki, an 88-year-old widow, told AFP.
This photo taken on October 20, 2024 shows Kuranosuke Kato, son of Rie Kato and Toshiki Kato, playing in their house in the village of Ichinono in the city of Tamba-Sasayama, Hyogo Prefecture. — AFP picOne family in Ichinono is a bit different: 33-year-old Rie Kato and 31-year-old Toshiki Kato moved from big city Osaka to Ichinono in 2021, then they had Kuranosuke.
The Katos say it is a good thing that he is growing up with the community of Ichinono instead of the anonymity of an Osaka apartment. Rie Kato works on the field of edamame in the village of Ichinono in the city of Tamba-Sasayama, Hyogo Prefecture. — AFP picOutdated rules still exist on paper requiring aspiring newcomers to be vouched for by at least three long-term residents, and proffer sacks of rice or cash.
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