Amidst the government's "Regional Revitalization and Regional Future Strategy" aimed at correcting the concentration of population in Tokyo and achieving a strong economy, The Nippon Foundation (Minato-ku, Tokyo; Chairman: Takeju Ogata) conducted an awareness survey of 18-year-olds in May on the theme of "Regional Revitalization." The survey divided the country into four types of areas: core areas of the three major metropolitan areas, surrounding areas of the three major metropolitan areas, core areas of regional areas, and surrounding areas of regional areas. A total of 4,700 people, 100 from each prefecture, were asked about the importance and satisfaction levels of population and regional revitalization initiatives in their areas of residence. First, regarding views on the population of their current residential area. In all regions, the combined total of "it would be better if it increased" and "it would be better if it remained the same" exceeded 80%. The response "it would be better if it increased" was higher in regional areas than in the three major metropolitan areas, with surrounding areas of regional areas, which are experiencing significant population decline and outflow, showing 43%, nearly double the figure for the core areas of the three major metropolitan areas. The highest proportion of respondents who wish to "continue living in their current residential area" was found among men in the surrounding areas of the three major metropolitan areas and women in the core areas of the three major metropolitan areas. Notably, 80% of women living in the core areas of the three major metropolitan areas wish to continue living there, a figure 15% higher than that for men. The survey also broadly inquired about the importance and satisfaction levels of initiatives addressing the challenges faced by each residential area. Among these, "preparation for natural disasters," which are increasing due to global warming and whose damage is becoming more severe. While n