In Japanese, Akiya translates to “empty house”. The term refers to a residential property that has been unoccupied for a period of at least six months. Many in Japan have moved from rural ...

To address this issue, the Japanese government has introduced several measures, including subsidies for demolishing or ...

As Japan's population shrinks, rural areas are facing a problem ― too many empty houses. An American fan of Japanese architecture is stepping in to preserve old homes, even if it means shipping ...

Now, he and his Japanese wife live there with their four ... Parker Allen, a specialist at Tokyo’s Akiya & Inaka, helps foreigners buy empty houses and says that, in Japan, the older a house ...

As Japan’s population ages, a record-breaking number of houses across the country now sit vacant, with many showing unlit windows, walls covered with vines and rooftops crumbling. The number ...