Re-defining vanishing municipalities (IEEE GCCE 2026)
A framework that combines multidimensional clustering with small language models (SLMs) to re-define Japan's “vanishing municipalities” and derive policy insights.
- Year
- 2026
- Role
- Lead author
- Category
- Research
- Status
- Active
- Stack
- Clustering, SLM
The paper “Re-Defining Vanishing Municipalities in Japan: A Multidimensional Clustering and SLM-Based Policy Insight Framework” (Toma Okugawa, Keito Inoshita) was accepted at the IEEE 15th Global Conference on Consumer Electronics (IEEE GCCE 2026). It will appear in the proceedings, with an oral presentation.
It proposes a framework that combines multidimensional clustering with small language models (SLMs) to re-define Japan’s “vanishing municipalities” and derive policy insights.