Yoshihide Suga, expected to become Japan's prime minister this week, hails from Akita prefecture in the north, which leads the world's most rapidly ageing country in greying and depopulation.
TOKYO - Yoshihide Suga, expected to become Japan’s prime minister this week, hails from Akita prefecture in the north, which leads the world’s most rapidly ageing country in greying and depopulation.
Suga, chief cabinet secretary to outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, often speaks of his modest background as a farmer’s son from snowy Akita. He has spearheaded policies aimed at propping up rural Japan, which bears the brunt of the debilitating demographic change. By 2045, just over half of Akita residents are forecast to be 65 or older, up from 34% in 2015. Nationwide, that ratio is expect to rise 10 percentage points to 37%.
Akita prides itself on being Japan’s third-largest producer of rice, a staple, but domestic demand for rice is on a long-term downtrend.
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