In 2018, Japan sold their houses at heavily discounted prices and even gave away some for free due to the abundance of abandoned properties. Yup you read that
right – FREE houses!!!Source: mstar
Despite this, due to Japanese superstitions, vacant and abandoned houses are harder to sell in the market as they are often associated with suicide, murder or even ‘Kodokushi‘, which refers to a Japanese phenomenon of people dying alone and only being discovered after a long period of time.There were a few requirements for one to be eligible for the ‘Akiya’ scheme. For instance, all family members must be under the age of 43 and must have children old enough to attend primary school.
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