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Kobe’s inhabitants drops beneath 1.5 million

KOBE, Oct 13 (News On Japan) –
Kobe City’s inhabitants has decreased to beneath 1.5 million for the primary time in 22 years.

According to Kobe City, the estimated inhabitants as of October 1st decreased by 806 folks from the earlier month, reaching a major milestone at 1,499,887 folks. The inhabitants has been steadily declining since its peak in 2011 at 1,545,000 folks, and that is the primary time it has dropped beneath 1.5 million since 2001.

Kobe City attributes the inhabitants decline to elements such because the outflow of residents from Suma New Town and insurance policies that limit the development of tower residences.

Mayor Kizoh Konomoto introduced, “We want to focus on urban development from the perspective of controlling the population in the long term, rather than increasing the immediate population.”

Mayor Konomoto goals to reinforce town’s attractiveness by way of help for households with kids and different measures.


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