We started a website to help foreigners buy cheap homes in Japan. We've bought 6 homes ourselves, but it's not the money-maker you'd expect.

Two friends started AkiyaMart as a Zillow-like website to search for homes in Japan. They now own 6 homes in Japan, but the ...

Pacifist Japan has slowly transformed from exclusively self-defense to a military buildup

Japan says it is still a peaceful nation and the buildup is necessary for a more self-reliant military that can better deter ...
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Forces mobilised to rebuild homes for flood-hit residents ahead of Tet

Military and public security forces are working around the clock to complete construction before the Lunar New Year (Tet), ...
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Narrow L-shaped tiny house, central Tokyo 50sqm/538sqft

Set on an oddly shaped, and extremely narrow plot commonly called a ‘Flagpole’ plot in Japan, Flagpole in Nakameguro tiny ...
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Living in traditional Japanese townhouses - Kyo-machiya

I never thought I'd want to live in an old Japanese house. I've always heard they're creaky and cold. However, I was surprised at how nice and cozy they could be inside. More than that, I really ...