Town grapples with depopulation in shadow of G-7 summit

Elderly people, who live in the western Japan town of Daiochofunakoshi, located just a 20-minute drive from the site of the Group of Seven summit taking place in Shima, Mie Prefecture, in late May, sit chatting on May 15, 2016. They fear that there may be no one left in the town in several years due to depopulation. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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