One job dominates Yusuke Nakano’s time as mayor of Hamamatsu: how to stop one of Japan’s most important industrial centres running short of people.
With a population of 770,000, his city 250km west of Tokyo has spawned companies that have defined Japan to the outside world. Honda was created here. Suzuki is headquartered a few kilometres away. Yamaha, Kawai and Roland make this the global home of the piano.
But for years, Hamamatsu’s shrinking workforce has gnawed at city authorities and key employers, which fear for their ability to grow.
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