On the coast of Japan, southwest of Tokyo, it’s possible to buy a little house with a view of the ocean for $37,000. In Kyoto, you can buy a house in walking distance from historic temples for $80,000 ...

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 ...

The prospect of faster inflation and rising asset prices is seen as favoring loose monetary policy that would probably ...

A Japanese couple spent over two years building a cluster of round, wooden houses in the countryside. Kodawari Mizuno and his wife lived in one house and rented the rest to locals and Airbnb travelers ...