AboJapan vor der WahlWo die Menschen nach einem Plan für das schönere Aussterben suchen
Japan steckt dort am tiefsten in der Krise, wo es am friedlichsten ist: im Hinterland. Zu Besuch bei Menschen, die es gewohnt sind, vergessen zu werden.

Geburtenmangel, Landflucht und Überalterung bluten Japans Provinz aus: Seniorinnen und Senioren in einem Blumengarten, der neues Leben in die Region um Sayo bringen soll. (13. Juni 2024).
Foto: Buddhika Weerasinghe (Getty Images)
In Kürze:
- Daisuke Takada stimmt am Sonntag ab, obwohl er wenig vom Wahlausgang erwartet.
- Sein Familienbetrieb im ländlichen Wakayama produziert Besen und Bürsten.
- Der Bevölkerungsschwund in Japan zeigt sich deutlich in Takadas Provinz.