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.

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 ...

Abandoned homes in the Southland are posing a safety hazard for homeowners, catching fire as first responders struggle to put ...