Japan aims to bring seamless video streaming to even the most remote and hard-to-reach areas within the next two years. The government benefits from partnerships with tech companies, aiming to lessen the digital divide bridging urban and rural areas. This will bolster the efforts to mitigate rural community depopulation by improving their internet connectivity with the outside world.

Internet connectivity in rural areas has been a significant issue in Japan due to increasing population concentration in urban cities. The Japanese government has taken various steps to improve the situation, prompting this initiative to increase digital engagement and mitigate the rural exodus. For locals, the improvement of internet services, such as video streaming, opens doors to online opportunities.

Similar efforts are seen in the US and EU, where there are ongoing initiatives to improve rural connectivity. Like Japan, they understand the digital divide can contribute to economic and social inequality. Efforts from companies like Google in the US and the EU's Broadband Europe initiative mirror Japan's aim to equalize internet accessibility.