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In the quiet rural village of Ichinono, Japan, the dwindling population of young residents has sparked a touching solution to combat loneliness and preserve a sense of community. With fewer than 60 ...

With fewer than 60 residents, mostly elderly, the village has started using life-like mannequins to fill the gaps left by those who moved away Shivam Verma Updated : Oct 30, 2024, 09:19 AM IST In the ...

These realistic puppets now inhabit the village, providing companionship and vitality. In the rural Japanese village of Ichinono, a unique solution has emerged to combat loneliness and emptiness.

Riding his tricycle with cheerful abandon, Kuranosuke Kato is the only child in his tiny, depopulated Japanese village overrun by life-sized puppets. The two-year-old was the first baby in two decades ...

A small village in Japan is overflowing by puppets who are being used not to decorate the area but to stave off loneliness among the locals. Silence pervades the air in Ichinono, where residents ...

People living in a small village in Japan are 'probably outnumbered' by puppets and not just any puppets - life-sized ones. It's reported less than 60 people currently live in the southern village of ...