"It's been in the family for generations. There was never a question of selling it," Matsukane Imai told Business Insider ...

Explore the fascinating world of modern Japanese architecture with us in this enlightening video. Discover how minimalism meets innovation in the design of contemporary Japanese homes. We delve into ...

Japanese homes might bring to mind lots of wood and tatami mats, but perhaps surprisingly, concrete structures figure ...

Erik Buhrow bought a home in Japan for $26,000 while he was still living in the US. Buhrow, who grew up in Japan, wants to return at some point when his career is over. In the meantime, he plans to ...

Are you tired of searching for expensive apartments in LA? Do you want to live in Japan? Then you’re in luck, because there are empty homes in Japan, or akiya, up for grabs that are either almost or ...

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 ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -The house that property consultant and ghost investigator Kazutoshi Kodama regularly surveys has a grim history: seven years ago, an elderly woman hanged herself in the bathroom and ...

TOKYO (AP) — Wildfires have hit several regions in western Japan, injuring at least two people, forcing dozens of residents to evacuate and damaging a number of homes as hundreds of firefighters ...

In Japan, parts of the home’s entryway were used to house cattle when they needed protection from the weather. At the end of a long, winding dirt road in Effingham, with no other homes or people in ...