Lifestyle Jun 4, 2022
A race against time to save Japan’s traditional homes
by Joy Jarman-Walsh
It takes a village to save the dwindling expressions of Japan's quintessential folk architecture.
National Apr 26, 2019
Number of abandoned homes in Japan edges up to record high of nearly 8.5 million
Empty homes now account for 13.6 percent of Japan’s housing stock, with the bulk of them concentrated in Yamanashi and Wakayama prefectures, government data show.
Travel Aug 13, 2016
The lure of Japan's mysterious ruins
by Tim Hornyak
Abandoned sites offer explorers a numinous mix of history, mortality and a sense of the passage of time
How-tos | HOME TRUTHS Mar 6, 2015
Cheap rural homes come at a price
by Philip Brasor and Masako Tsubuku
Though the hollowing-out of population in regional areas in Japan has become a major issue for the central government, it's been a problem for regional governments for more than three decades. Twenty years ago there was a popular promotional method called "I-turn," devised as ...