Japan's old abandoned houses, or akiya, draw foreign buyers looking for a bargain holiday home to let

Lying vacant in mainly rural areas, Japan’s 8 million or so akiya can often be snapped up for a fraction of the price of a new or lived-in property in a housing market that is already cheap compared to many others in the region.

Related Keywords

Singapore ,Yokohama ,Kanagawa ,Japan ,Tokyo ,Osaka ,Hong Kong ,Thailand ,Sydney ,New South Wales ,Australia ,Kyoto ,China ,Melbourne ,Victoria ,Brisbane ,Queensland ,Asakusa ,Japan General ,France ,Fukuoka ,Chinese ,Japanese ,Kazuaki Nebu ,Kashif Ansari ,Land Institute ,Urban Land Institute ,Cheap Houses Japan ,