vacant homes

National Jan 4, 2019

Government plan for poor and elderly to use vacant homes falls short of target

Only about 7,000 vacant homes and rooms had been registered as of Thursday of an anticipated 50,000 annually under a government plan to help provide subsidized housing to single seniors and people on low incomes. The underwhelming result may force the government to review the ...

Business / Economy Sep 18, 2013

Vacant homes highlight hole in 'Abenomics'

by Kathleen Chu and Katsuyo Kuwako

Pieces of broken wood dangle and sway like autumn leaves from the window frames of vacant homes in the Inariyato district in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, where taped-over mailbox slots tell a story of abandonment. More than 50 houses and apartments, almost 20 percent of the ...