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Local authorities say more than 6,000 structures were damaged in recent Osaka earthquake
Authorities have confirmed that more than 6,000 structures were damaged by the 6.1 magnitude earthquake that rocked northern Osaka Prefecture last Monday morning. Almost a week after the quake, full-scale repair work to the damaged buildings has not yet been carried out and residents are ...
HUD chief sees rent hike over 20% prodding potential workers but households fear homelessness
Housing Secretary Ben Carson says his latest proposal to raise rents would mean a path toward self-sufficiency for millions of low-income households across the United States by pushing more people to find work. For Ebony Morris and her four small children, it could mean ...
The Trump administration is launching an initiative on Thursday to crack down on sexual harassment of women by landlords and encourage victims to come forward for help from the U.S. Justice Department and Department of Housing and Urban Development. The two departments will create a ...
Kanagawa city's apartment complex finding favor among young families willing to relocate
An apartment building that's part of a municipal project designed to encourage young families to move to the suburban city of Hadano, Kanagawa Prefecture, has proved popular thanks to discounted rent and a good location. The building, which is called Miraie Hadano, has been close ...
New minpaku law will alter Japan's rental and hospitality landscape
A new law will go into effect in June to regulate minpaku, private residences rented out by their owners as short-term lodgings. To most, the new law will address changes that have occurred in recent years due to the rise of Airbnb, the ...
London house prices are falling at the fastest pace since the depths of the recession almost a decade ago, with the capital's most expensive areas seeing the biggest declines. Average prices fell to £593,396 ($820,000) in January, an annual decline of 2.6 percent, according to ...
Doling out some truths about Japan's 'share houses'
Many Japanese people are wary of investment as a means of growing their savings. There are a variety of reasons for this caution, so most keep their money in a bank, gaining almost no interest in the process, in the hope that they won't ...
Yokohama tops Kichijoji as best spot to live in Tokyo area survey
Yokohama has topped this year's list of the most desirable places to live in the Tokyo metropolitan area, according to a survey by a real estate firm. The capital of Kanagawa Prefecture rose from third place last year to dethrone Kichijoji in the rankings compiled ...
Condo management is in need of repairs
On Dec. 18, the Supreme Court's petit bench ruled against a man from Fukuoka Prefecture who was suing the management association (kanri kumiai) of his condominium for firing him as its president of the board (rijicho) because the regulations of the association contained no ...
More than half of Japan's housing lacking quake-resistance checks
More than half of Japan's housing has not undergone seismic capacity assessments, a Cabinet Office survey suggests. According to the survey released Saturday, 51.5 percent of the respondents said they had not received seismic diagnoses of their homes. The government has set a 2025 target for ...
When rescue workers responded to a midnight emergency call from an Osaka apartment unit in August 2016 and rushed to the scene, they first had to climb over piles of junk including empty cans and leftover food. Among it, they found a dehydrated elderly ...
