Japan's glut of abandoned homes — or akiya — has hit the prices of surrounding properties, and the damage goes into the tens of billions. A report by Nikkei Asia on Tuesday estimated that the ...

Kajiyama decided to shift his search to include the growing number of abandoned homes in the country. As younger people ditch rural areas in pursuit of jobs in the city, Japan’s countryside is b ...

There are millions of empty houses in the Japanese countryside. These houses, called akiya, are often sold for low prices, attracting buzz from foreign buyers. Buyers should be aware of potential ...

After all, it stood in a forest of shoulder-high weeds after being abandoned about seven years earlier — one of the millions of vacant houses known as akiya, Japanese for “empty house ...

From its bustling cities to its beautiful and lush countryside, these abandoned properties are scattered across Japan, and here's the kicker — they are going for as low as $10,000 a pop.

The number of these abandoned buildings has been on a steady upward trend, one that is not unique to Tokyo: From 8.4 million across the Japanese archipelago in 2018 (or 14% of the total number of ...

Anton Wormann, 31, who is originally from Sweden, relocated to Japan in 2018 after living in New York. He recently purchased an abandoned farm for $15,000 "right by the beach" in Kujukuri ...