Miyu Suzuki
Correspondent
Miyu Suzuki is a Japanese freelance journalist who has reported across Asia on conflict, migration, and economic and social issues, with a focus on communities undergoing change. She now reports from Japan on local issues with wider international significance, with work published in Shukan Shincho, Bungeishunju, Shukan Post, Gendai Business, Foresight, and Shueisha Online.
Articles by Miyu
As Japan’s Classrooms Empty, Childhood is Being Rewritten
NWS ground report: School mergers in a Japan's Nagano city are bringing new friendships and old losses, as record-low births force Japan to ask what kind of childhood its children will have.
Empty Villages, Foreign Money: Rural Japan’s Quiet Sell-Off
As depopulation empties out entire towns, overseas buyers are stepping in where domestic demand has vanished – reshaping communities in ways residents are still learning to live with.