Dolls Replace People In Japan's Aging Town

MIYOSHI, JAPAN - APRIL 22: A man walks past dolls that are hand-made and placed around the village by local resident Tsukimi Ayano to replace the dwindling local population on April 22, 2016 in Nagoro village, in Miyoshi, Japan. Likely more dolls than the number of inhabitants are placed around the village called "Kakashi No Sato". According to Japan's Statistic Bureau, the percentage of people over 65 years old in Japan is 26.8% while that of the the world is 8.2%. The National Institute of Population and Social Security Research in Tokyo, Japan's population, now around 128 million, is expected to dip below 100 million in 2046. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)