The Wider Image THE WIDER IMAGE THE WIDER IMAGE By Issei Kato Filed March 27, 2023, 12:04 p.m. GMT Photography by Issei Kato Reporting by Eimi Yamamitsu, Tom Bateman and Issei Kato Filed March 30, 2023, 11 p.m. GMT As Eita Sato and Aoi Hoshi walked towards their junior high school graduation ceremony, their footsteps echoed in polished halls once crowded and noisy with students. The two were the only graduates of Yumoto Junior High in a mountainous part of northern Japan - and the last. The 76-year-old school will shut its doors for good when the school year ends on Friday. “We heard rumours about the school closure in our second year, but I didn’t imagine it would actually happen. I was shocked,” Eita, who like Aoi is 15, said. Eita and Aoi attend a Japanese traditional calligraphy class...