Competition and Cooperation among Declining Regional Cities: The Survival of Aging Japan

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2019
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Bryn Mawr College. Department of Growth and Structure of Cities
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The population is aging in virtually every country in the world, and population decline and aging have already become the most central challenge for cities in some developed countries. This project reviews the recent attempt of national and local governments to tackle the crisis of population decline and aging in Japan, the most aging country in the world. In Japan, although population aging is a nationwide phenomenon, the situation is more dire in regional cities. Thus, national-local cooperation is crucial to revitalize regional cities. This work explores the relationship between national and local endeavors of regional revitalization in Japan. I compare the national government’s recent strategies and programs for regional revitalization and Toyama City’s Compact City Strategy. The comparison shows that while the local government’s effort achieves improvement in the quality of life in a regional city, the national government views local efforts as part of a “zero-sum” game that it plays among cities.
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