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cover of episode Japan's population crisis: Foreign farmers helping keep agriculture alive

Japan's population crisis: Foreign farmers helping keep agriculture alive

2024/6/24
logo of podcast In-depth News Features | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News

In-depth News Features | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News

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The number of young people in rural areas is declining, hit by falling fertility rates and migration into the big cities, and Japanese agriculture is increasingly relying on workers from abroad to take their place.