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Quiet remote village with population of only 60 locals live with puppets to keep them company

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Published 12:51 29 Oct 2024 GMT

Quiet remote village with population of only 60 locals live with puppets to keep them company

A village in Japan has around 60 residents who are now 'probably outnumbered' by life-sized puppets

Poppy Bilderbeck

Poppy Bilderbeck

Featured Image Credit: PHILIP FONG/AFP via Getty Images

Topics: Japan, Mental Health, World News

Poppy Bilderbeck
Poppy Bilderbeck

Poppy Bilderbeck is a Senior Journalist at LADbible Group. She graduated from The University of Manchester in 2021 with a First in English Literature and Drama, where alongside her studies she was Editor-in-Chief of The Tab Manchester. Poppy is most comfortable when chatting about all things mental health, is proving a drama degree is far from useless by watching and reviewing as many TV shows and films as possible and is such a crisp fanatic the office has been forced to release them in batches.

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