The number of vacant houses in Japan has topped nine million. Government figures released on Tuesday show the number of empty houses, as of October 2023, was up by more than half a million since ...

As of 2023, Japan had more than 9 million "akiyas" — empty houses — according to government data, with some of these properties going for less than $10,000. These homes, often abandoned and ...

If Japan continues to leave empty houses unattended, the government can provide guidance for improvement or demolition. It may impose an empty house tax on unmaintained houses or directly demolish ...

Millions of abandoned houses that threaten to become ghost neighborhoods or garbage dumps, even in major cities, are one of the most visible consequences of Japan’s aging, a country that fears being ...

Hannah Kirshner owns Japanese Kominka houses in Yamanaka, Ishikawa Prefecture. While she lived in a rented apartment for the first few years, an empty old house nearby caught her eye. It took ...

A renovation project by a Japanese company is aiming to turn Japan’s empty houses and apartments into high-tech gaming facilities to appeal to esports players and avid gamers- offering them an ...