Hollowing out; the process by which something becomes empty or loses substance or real meaning (often used figuratively for organizations, language, institutions).
長年の放置でその建物は内部が空洞化していた。
After years of neglect the building had become hollow inside.
スローガンだけが残り、政策が空洞化してしまった。
Only slogans remained and the policy had been hollowed out.
組織のトップが不在だと決定機能が空洞化するおそれがある。
If the organization's leadership is absent, there's a risk its decision-making function will be hollowed out.
Deindustrialization; the process by which manufacturing industries decline and the industrial base of a region or country is lost.
工場の海外移転で地方経済が空洞化した。
The relocation of factories overseas hollowed out the local economy.
空洞化を防ぐために、地場産業の支援が必要だ。
Support for local industries is necessary to prevent deindustrialization.
製造業の空洞化は雇用の減少にもつながる。
Deindustrialization of manufacturing also leads to a reduction in employment.