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A race against time to save Japan’s traditional homes

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.

Number of abandoned homes in Japan edges up to record high of nearly 8.5 million

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.

The lure of Japan's mysterious ruins

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

Cheap rural homes come at a price

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 ...

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