When American businessman Brian Heywood decided to build a home in Kamakura, he wondered if he could also save some old Japanese houses. NHK World's Hirata Miyu explains this unique cultural revival ...

Hayato Kawamura, a 38-year-old from Osaka, Japan, has attracted widespread online attention for earning 140 million yen ...

Erik Buhrow dreams of retiring in Japan. Until then, he's renting out the akiya, or abandoned home, to other Americans who ...

Traditional homes are a key aspect of Japan's historic cityscapes ... In our second of a two-part series on revitalizing old homes, we look at projects and experimental designs that are turning ...

and because we really love the Japanese lifestyle, the people, the culture, and the old traditional houses, we thought, why not?" Jason, 51, told Business Insider. "Everyone else seemed to be ...

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 ...

When caught committing crimes for economic gain in Japan, it’s common for the accused to say their motive was to obtain money ...