>>55762The thing is, most of that 90% depopulation was just movement from old industrial cities (like Yubari) to newer, bigger cities (like Sapporo, pop. 2,000,000). The same thing has happened all across the country: look at Shimane and Tottori prefectures. Or Kyushu and Shikoku as a whole. Everyone is moving to the nearest big city, or to Tokyo, which now accounts for 20% of the country's population--1 in 5.