10 years of local governments experiencing population decline due to fears of extinction | NHK. “896 local governments may disappear” 2014.
One report shocked local governments across the country. There are various local government policies... to try to overcome the declining birthrate. Local governments are struggling to create new towns while accepting the declining population. The government called 896 municipalities ``cities at risk of disappearing,'' warning that population decline is accelerating and they may eventually disappear. A strong sense of crisis is evident in the ``Comprehensive Strategy'' which was subsequently created and describes the town's basic policies.