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The number as of Oct 1 represents 13.8 percent of all houses in the country, also a record-high, and means that one in about seven homes is abandoned, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.

But despite demand for houses remaining high, the increase in vacant homes suggests that they are not being fully utilized.

The increase in vacant homes, known as akiya in Japanese, can be attributed to cases where properties are left unattended because single elderly dwellers die or enter nursing homes, while individuals who inherited the properties, opt to live in more convenient locations, according to the ministry.


https://japantoday.com/category/national...ly-on-rise

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This equate to the population decline by 10million. Quite consistent counting

[watchfirst9]

Jp govt should consolidate those residents
together and tear down those empty for years.
So that facilities can better utilised.