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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.

Reimagining Japan’s growing glut of empty homes

Business | Longform Apr 4, 2022

Reimagining Japan’s growing glut of empty homes

by Tim Hornyak

Entrepreneurs see an opportunity in Japan’s abandoned properties as businesses try to change them from liabilities into assets.

Renting, building or renovating: Tips to get the best roof over your head

How-tos May 17, 2021

Renting, building or renovating: Tips to get the best roof over your head

by Eric Margolis

If you plan to stay for a while in Japan, there are several routes you can take when it comes to finding a place to rest your head.

Japan’s undeterred housing market is full of opportunity for foreign residents

How-tos May 10, 2021

Japan’s undeterred housing market is full of opportunity for foreign residents

by Eric Margolis

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused many foreign residents to think about what they want to do long-term in Japan. For some, buying property is the answer.

Cheap, spacious, crowd-free: Rural Japan is having a moment with the foreign community

Issues | THE FOREIGN ELEMENT Nov 23, 2020

Cheap, spacious, crowd-free: Rural Japan is having a moment with the foreign community

by Jessop Petroski

Laura Blackhall took a risk purchasing an empty house in the Ibaraki countryside. Amid and following a pandemic, though, it's a choice that just might pay off.

House-flipper takes advantage of Japan's 8 million-plus empty homes

Business / Corporate Jun 24, 2019

House-flipper takes advantage of Japan's 8 million-plus empty homes

by Keiko Ujikane and Shingo Kawamoto

More than 8 million homes lie abandoned across Japan, a symptom of the declining population and people's migration to major cities. For one company, this isn't just an ominous demographic signal, it is also a business opportunity. Katitas Co. is a house-flipper, deploying a business model ...

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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