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  Headline is misleading. The government's motive for these measures is to stem the bleeding from rural communities.
  
  Current migration patterns are resulting in deserted hometowns with few children. In the riverside village of Nagoro in southern Japan, there were fewer than 30 residents in 2019, with the youngest resident over the age of 50. The village’s only school shut down a few years ago after its last students graduated.
  To combat these issues, authorities launched an initiative in 2019 to attract people to regional areas.
context: Or the Japanese govt pushes the companies to remote hire in these areas.
  How's the internet in these areas. >
  
  If it’s anything like South Korea they have dirt cheap fiber to every doorstep. And free wifi everywhere. Emphasis on to the door. It isn’t copper to the door like Verizon does. >
  
  South Korea is legendary for their internet speeds. Japan is way behind them on it. Used to be very, very far behind but it's gotten better. >
  
  I always assumed Japan would be similar. SK knocks internet, free wifi, and public transit out of the freaking park. >
  
  Or rather, to every Park. >
  
  Park sung Kim Lee