At the national level, rural rail ridership in Japan stabilized a few years ago--persistent decline is only a problem in specific areas, particularly Chugoku and Hokkaido. This situation will stabilize in coming years, revealing new opportunities! https://twitter.com/alayciamacey/status/1003702689061105665 …
at the institutional level, not that I'm aware of, but there are improvised efforts related to dating and family-raising which (iirc) are starting to be effective
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How big a problem is rural isolation for the elderly in Japan? Or is it just the train stuff you are focused on ?
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