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They bought an abandoned house in rural Japan for $6,500. Now, they're renting it out on Airbnb for $130 a night.

Dani and Evan Benton moved to Japan on a startup business visa in 2023. They bought an abandoned house for about $6,500 and turned it into a guesthouse. The couple have also started a homestead with a ...
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A US Army vet moved to Japan with his wife and bought an abandoned house for $35,000. They have no plans to leave.

A US veteran moved to Japan and bought an abandoned house, or akiya, with his wife.Coco Lencho Japan. Lawrence Covian, 53, and his wife moved to Japan from the US in 2017. They bought an abandoned ...
Business Insider

A Gen X couple bought an abandoned house in Japan for $23,000. They're restoring it as part of their retirement plan.

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AOL

A mother and son turned their 200-year-old ancestral home in Japan into a guesthouse steeped in history

Machiko Imai inherited a 200-year-old traditional Japanese home from her father when he died in 2020. Together with her son, Matsukane, they restored the property and turned it into a guesthouse. Now, ...
CNN

Super-aged Japan now has 9 million vacant homes. And that’s a problem

The number of vacant houses in Japan has surged to a record high of nine million – more than enough for each person in New York City – as the east Asian country continues to struggle with its ...
Business Wire

Nakagawa Juken: Sustainable Initiatives for Japan's Traditional “Kominka” Houses

KYOTO, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nakagawa Juken Co., Ltd.: An initiative to preserve traditional Japanese building methods for future generations and build a sustainable future will be developed for ...