Yosakoi Immigration: The solution to Kochi’s Aging Society?

By Rena Nagayama, Rina Yamao, Rika Yamao Beautiful mountains and ocean and lots of fields are everywhere in Kochi. In…

Dementia Care Event in Shikoku: Lessons and Challenges in Japan

By Yui Tateishi About a dozen people line up in front of the restaurant, even before it opens at 11:30.…

By Mei Yokoyama When we entered the classroom simulated like a cafe, “Welcome,” the clerk greeted us. Four days before…

By K. Nakatake Kochi is one of the most rural areas in Japan. Children are decreasing, and older adults are…

By Hayato Kimori “Ganbareee! Ikeee!” There are lots of loud cheers in Japanese in an elementary school in Shimanto-town, Yoneoku.…