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## [The Emptying of Rural Japan](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/the-emptying-of-rural-japan/6154)

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**Author:** [@Gavin](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/Gavin)\
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**Last updated:** [18 November 2025 20:22 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/the-emptying-of-rural-japan/6154 "2025-11-18T20:22:48Z")

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A feature of the modern world has been the emptying of the countryside in many nations as people have moved into the cities. But Nature Abhors a Vacuum – as students were once taught. Fewer annoying people leaves more …