Videos on Japan's remote islands

A community clinic on Iki island (pop. ~2,300) where a father-and-son doctor team cares for elders as the population shrinks.

Volunteer dive teams help Niijima islanders remove wartime munitions from the reef — protecting fisheries and tourism that keep the island alive.

A ride through Noto's remote coastal villages meeting fishers, salt-makers, and residents rebuilding after the 2024 earthquake.

Award-winning nonprofit portrait of Ama, a tiny Oki Islands town that reversed depopulation through I-turn migration and youth-led revitalization.

Long-form documentary from Takamatsu's certified NPO Archipelago on their artist-in-residence program serving Seto Inland Sea island kids.

Recap of Ritokei's participatory conference bringing island residents, NPOs, and policymakers together to build sustainable ritō futures.

Municipal report on Okinawa's Kumejima Revitalization Cooperators — the government-funded nonprofit program placing young workers on shrinking islands.

Community dialogue on Iki island's new civic campus — a nonprofit-led effort to keep young families on the island through education.

Official council session on the halved ferry service to Shodoshima — the exact small-boat logistics gap Rito Saisei Bridge exists to fill.

Community documentary on how hula, language, and intergenerational exchange are keeping Tokyo's outer islands culturally alive.