More than 8.5 million abandoned homes in rural Japan are creating a "ghost town" problem. A push into the city and population decline are two reasons these homes sit empty. Locals see them as a burden ...

KYOTO, Japan, Nov. 26 (UPI) --There has been a lot of buzz online recently about Japan's affordable houses, some of which can be purchased for as little as $10,000. Social media accounts like ...

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Take Kurosawa and Joey Stockermans launched a website to help foreigners find homes in Japan. They've bought six homes themselves all over the country. Home-flipping and Airbnb aren't huge ...