especially considering that the country has 8.5 million akiya, or abandoned houses, in rural areas for sale. It helped that Evan also speaks Japanese, having studied the language in college.

accounting for nearly 14% of all homes in the country. The number is set to increase as Japan's population shrinks, ages, and moves from rural to urban dwellings. Akiya also includes abandoned ...

That is, until the government started selling abandoned homes here practically for free. People from around the world came running, hoping to get in on the deal. And while the pandemic may have ...

A man was walking in his local town when he decided to enter an abandoned house and was taken aback when he found a diary that is nearly a century old.

Rittmeyer Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021 4:22 p.m. | Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021 4:22 p.m. Weeds and cats are the main nuisances Alisha Laime says she has to live with because of an abandoned house next to ...