Residents in mountainous new-town growing increasingly cut-off
Back in February, Japan’s ABC TV ran a special program on problems facing one of the aging 'new towns' that were developed in far-flung, mountainous regions. These subdivisions were developed in the 1970s and 1980s, promoting an ideal lifestyle away from the hustle and grind of downtown Tokyo or Osaka. Decades later, the remaining residents are facing issues both with a declining and aging population, and a lack of access to basic amenities.