Instead of working abroad for a few years and returning home, Vietnamese migrant workers in Japan and South Korea have ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Take Kurosawa: Our original plan was to make a website to help people search for homes in Japan. But people would start messaging ...

On the coast of Japan, southwest of Tokyo, it’s possible to buy a little house with a view of the ocean for $37,000. In Kyoto, you can buy a house in walking distance from historic temples for $80,000 ...

Sangenjaya is a small but busy neighborhood in Tokyo, about three stops from the famous Shibuya Crossing. Imagine not being far from Westminster in London or Times Square in Manhattan, New York — but ...

KYOTO, Japan, Nov. 26 (UPI) --There has been a lot of buzz online recently about Japan's affordable houses, some of which can be purchased for as little as $10,000. Social media accounts like ...

The number of vacant houses in Japan has surged to a record high of nine million – more than enough for each person in New York City – as the east Asian country continues to struggle with its ...

(CNN) — The number of vacant houses in Japan has surged to a record high of nine million – more than enough for each person in New York City – as the east Asian country continues to struggle with its ...

This as-told-to essay is based on conversations with Take Kurosawa, 35, and Joey Stockermans, 37, two North Americans who started AkiyaMart, a website designed to help foreigners buy homes in Japan.