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Sscmp.com on 2024-05-06 03:30

Japan’s ‘rubbish’ homes: surge in akiya abandoned houses as more elderly Japanese die

More than 9 million ‘akiya’ homes – 13.8 per cent of all Japan’s residential properties – have been left empty after owners die, a new report found.

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