Closed Shops Turn Into Youth Stores, Old Homes Into Hotels as Foreign Guests Surge 15-Fold in Three Years
Japan's Kirishima region fought regional decline through private-led revival, turning unmanned stations, empty houses, and shops into lodgings. Foreign overnight guests jumped from 4,475 in 2022 to…
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