By TATSURO SUGIURA/ Staff Writer
December 31, 2024 at 07:00 JST
Kenji Iijima operates Saru-sho, an event venue with lodging facilities repurposed from a closed school in Minakami, Gunma Prefecture. (Tatsuro Sugiura)
MINAKAMI, Gunma Prefecture--A surge in school closures exacerbated by Japan’s declining birthrate amounts to a lot of unused real estate over the years. [Read More]
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