A man who bought a three bed house in Japan for just $69 has revealed what he plans to do […] ...

A man bought a three bed house in Japan for just $69 – and plans to transform it into a Snoopy themed home. Erik Buhrow, 40, ...

A fascinating new book chronicles unorthodox Japanese residential architecture over the past almost 80 years. When World War II ended, Japan found itself not just battered and broke, but also in the ...

He lives in the two-story house — that was built in the '60s — with his Japanese partner. He hopes that people won't buy property in Japan solely because it's cheap or trendy. Matt Guy visited Japan ...

When Jaya Thursfield found a house he wanted to buy in Japan a few years ago, friends and family told him to forget it. The place wasn’t worth the trouble, they said. After all, it stood in a forest ...

Japan’s housing market now includes millions of empty homes, which represent roughly 14 percent of all residential properties ...

There are millions of empty houses in the Japanese countryside. These houses, called akiya, are often sold for low prices, attracting buzz from foreign buyers. Buyers should be aware of potential ...

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Anton Wormann, 32, has always had a passion for DIY projects and creating beautiful spaces. So, after he discovered that his neighbor's property had been abandoned, he decided to purchase it and bring ...