Japan's Shrinking Regions in the 21st Century: Contemporary Responses to Depopulation and Socioeconomic Decline By Peter Matanle and Anthony Rausch

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Figure 5.2. Average Annual Population Change Rates (percentages) in the Villages of the Kanbayashi River Valley (1987–2009; Kusakabe highlighted).

Figure 5.3. Index of Isolation for Villages in the Kanbayashi River Valley and Population Change, 1987–2009.

Figure 5.4. Population of Kusakabe Village (left-hand scale), 1961–2009.

Figure 5.5.– Population Structure of

Figure 5.7. Kusakabe Village, 1965, 1987, and 2005.

Figure 5.8. Population of Ybari City, 1891–2009.

Figure 5.9. Reasons for Population Change in Ybari, 2000–2008.

Figure 5.10. Population of Municipalities in Hokkaido in 2007 as a Percentage of the Population in 1997.

Figure 6.1. The Iron Triangle in Japan’s Construction State.

Figure 6.2. Municipal Debt in Japan by Source of Funds, 1993–2004 (JPY trillions).