In Shirakawa-go, a village with about 100 traditional gassho-zukuri thatched roof houses, around 30 centimeters of snow accumulated on the rooftops. These houses are designed to withstand the ...

Japanese onsens -- bath houses where patrons relax naked together in mineral-rich water of various temperatures -- are a major domestic industry beloved by both locals and tourists. Hoshino ...

Although Japan's main attractions are usually associated with its big cities, there are still villages where you can enjoy ...

Hannah Kirshner owns Japanese Kominka houses in Yamanaka, Ishikawa Prefecture. While she lived in a rented apartment for the first few years, an empty old house nearby caught her eye. It took ...

It's no secret that Japan is experiencing overtourism ... The village of a mere 30 thatched-roof houses has scarcely changed ...

As of 2023, Japan had more than 9 million "akiyas" — empty houses — according to government data, with some of these properties going for less than $10,000. These homes, often abandoned and ...

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In July last year, despite being aware of the suspected fraud, Shirakawa insisted on resuming his company's business ties to Bigmotor at an in-house meeting. Sompo Japan then started recommending ...

A large and steady supply of new housing and a relatively small market for second-hand properties are characteristic of the residential real estate market in Japan. Combined with the country’s ...

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Many leading Japanese trading houses have posted lower net profit for the first half of the fiscal year. Declines in resource prices was a key factor. For the April-to-September period ...