Japan s countryside lures remote workers amid pandemic with old residences, fast internet
May 9, 2021 (Mainichi Japan)
People are seen working in a historic building in Mima, Tokushima Prefecture, on March 11, 2021. (Mainichi/Ryoichi Mochizuki) MIMA, Tokushima Satellite offices, which previously attracted attention thanks to the Japanese government s regional revitalization measures, are now gaining new traction among workers and businesses wanting to move their bases to remote regions as teleworker numbers rapidly increase and workstyles diversify amid the pandemic. Tokushima Prefecture on the west Japan island of Shikoku has found success luring remote workers by utilizing its speedy fiber optic network and abundance of old houses.