Japan's smaller cities lure digital nomads with surfing and sushi

Co-living programs and tours aim to catch eye of mobile high earners

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People attend a digital nomad symposium in the city of Hyuga in Miyazaki prefecture in September 2024. (Photo obtained by Nikkei)

KOICHI SUGINO

TOKYO -- Amid intensifying international competition for "digital nomads," local Japanese governments are looking to draw these mobile workers to destinations beyond the big cities they usually favor.

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