The article examines how to maintain essential services in Hidaka City in an era of population decline, using the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism’s certification scheme for private-sector regional management entities as a reference point. Hidaka City Council Member Yokoo Takafumi (ヨコオ貴文) is featured as the central subject.
Against the backdrop of the challenge of maintaining local living standards in an era of population decline, Hidaka City is discussing how shops and public services should be protected. Hidaka City Council Member Yokoo Takafumi (ヨコオ貴文) cites the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism’s certification scheme for private-sector regional management entities as an example.
The article does not provide details of the scheme or a detailed account of progress on Hidaka City’s specific measures, but refers to it as a basis for considering how local governments should respond to demographic changes.