Sangenjaya is a small but busy neighborhood in Tokyo, about three stops from the famous Shibuya Crossing. Imagine not being far from Westminster in London or Times Square in Manhattan, New York — but ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Take Kurosawa: Our original plan was to make a website to help people search for homes in Japan. But people would start messaging ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...

KYOTO, Japan, Nov. 26 (UPI) --There has been a lot of buzz online recently about Japan's affordable houses, some of which can be purchased for as little as $10,000. Social media accounts like ...

Some newer houses around the country are barely wider than a common family car. From left, Takina Shimura and his parents, Tomoko Shimura and Yoshiki Shimura, in their compact house in Zushi, Japan, a ...

Japan is very popular right now. According to the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO), an astounding 40% more foreigners came to Japan in January 2025 than the previous year. Fueled by the ...

Japan’s problem of vacant homes has drawn global media attention, but the situation may not be as dire as once predicted. While a 2015 report estimated a vacancy rate of 20.1 per cent by 2023, the ...

With their sights set on an income-generating investment they could also live in, two Californians set out to buy a traditional home in the city of Atami. Patty Chan’s love affair with Japan began 55 ...

This as-told-to essay is based on conversations with Take Kurosawa, 35, and Joey Stockermans, 37, two North Americans who started AkiyaMart, a website designed to help foreigners buy homes in Japan.