As Japan's population shrinks ... The completed property comprises three ancient houses and an old temple. The main building is a combination of two houses, one of them 220 years old from Hida ...

Preserving and making good use of them is a duty of Japan ... government’s plan to partially demolish an old garment depot that survived the atomic bombing of the city. The four buildings ...

MINAKAMI, Gunma Prefecture--A surge in school closures exacerbated by Japan ... local government officials are left scratching their heads over how to make the best use of the vacant buildings.