With the country's population in decline, there simply aren't enough people willing to buy and restore Japan's approximately 8.5 million such "akiya," the Japanese word for unoccupied house, as ...

Deborah and Jason Brawn bought an abandoned house in rural Japan for about $23,000 in 2023. The Australian couple plan to restore the property in the coming years as they transition into retirement.

The 320-year-old Japanese Heritage Shōya House was meticulously moved from Marugame, Japan, to a two-acre space at The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens in San Marino, California.

The 320-year-old Japanese Heritage Shōya House was meticulously moved from Marugame, Japan, to a two-acre space at The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens in San Marino, California.