From the turn of the 20th century to the early 1940s, a human-made island in San Pedro Bay held a flourishing Japanese American fishing village that helped develop Southern California’s mighty ...

Residents are fighting to preserve Terminal Island, a historic Japanese fishing village with only two remaining buildings.

A village is replacing young people with mannequins as population dwindles: ‘Outnumbered by puppets’ The village has a population of 60, with the last baby being born two decades ago ...

A Japanese village struggling with a low population created life-sized dolls to mimic the feeling of a bustling society. The hamlet of Ichinono, which has less than 60 residents and only one child ...

A small village in Japan is overflowing by puppets who are being used not to decorate the area but to stave off loneliness among the locals. Silence pervades the air in Ichinono, where residents ...

Another Noble Village food hall with a grocery store, Noble Fish sushi restaurant, White Wolf Patisserie, plus an izakaya and community center is being planned in a 34,000-square-foot space in Novi.

The village of Ichinono is emblematic of Japan's demographic woes as marriages and births continue to decline.

A LONELY Japanese village has become overrun by creepy life-size puppets who have been slowly replacing the residents. Eerie pictures show dozens of dolls riding on bikes, playing around on sw… ...

Two buildings in San Pedro's Japanese American village have remained for decades. Former residents and supporters are mobilizing to protect the last vestiges of their history there.

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