Deborah and Jason Brawn bought an abandoned house in rural Japan for about $23,000 in 2023. The Australian couple plan to restore the property in the coming years as they transition into retirement.

In an effort to revitalize rural areas and attract buyers, some regional governments are subsidizing renovations and offering these akiya — the Japanese term for "empty house" — for around ...

While exploring rural Japan, we discovered an abandoned competition-spec drift car on a dairy farm. The unexpected twist came when we met the original owner, a former drifter, who shared the ...

Japanese traveler Daisuke Kajiyama and his wife Hila convinced the owners of an abandoned Japanese farmer’s house to allow them to transform it into a guest house back in 2012.

A couple lived rent-free in Mexico for over a year before traveling to Japan and buying an abandoned house for $7,500. ... Old, abandoned homes in rural areas of Japan are cheap.

It had been sitting abandoned for 10 years when we bought it in the spring of 2023. ... She lives with her husband Evan, cat Ponkan and dog Bosco on Ōmishima Island, in rural Japan.

To revitalize Japan's rural areas the government launched a co-innovation project that involves cutting-edge tech to boost its agriculture industry. Newsletters Games Share a News Tip Featured ...