Outflow

Populations shrinking in Tohoku coastal cities
A shopping street in Ogatsu, Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, where a gas station and bank lined up, is quiet on Sept. 7. (Masaru Komiyaji)
September 09, 2011
The shell of a gas station is one of the few indications that the Ogatsu district of Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, was once home to a bustling shopping district. Weeds are...
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