Strengthening measures to promote northern and remote island development and sustain the region

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Strengthening measures to promote northern and remote island development and sustain the region

The outflow and concentration of population into urban areas, and the resulting depopulation of farming, mountain and fishing villages, is a nationwide problem. One of the pillars of the government's promotion of Okinawa since its reversion to Japan has been the development of the northern part of the main island and outlying islands. It is also an important issue for the prefectural government. However, during this time, the "population gap" wi…