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Japan’s growing akiya phenomenon points to more empty homes as the population ages
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An increasing number of homes in rural Japan are being abandoned due to urban migration and depopulation. These empty structures are attracting foreigners, lured by their cheap prices. CNA's Michiyo Ishida tells Teresa Tang what some communities are doing in the face of an existential crisis.
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Chapters
1. Japan’s growing akiya phenomenon points to more empty homes as the population ages (00:00:00)
2. Why are the homes empty? (00:03:16)
3. Rising property costs in Japan (00:05:52)
4. Future plans for the akiya (00:09:26)
5. Will the communities disappear? (00:12:55)
142 episodes
Manage episode 483920628 series 3652768
An increasing number of homes in rural Japan are being abandoned due to urban migration and depopulation. These empty structures are attracting foreigners, lured by their cheap prices. CNA's Michiyo Ishida tells Teresa Tang what some communities are doing in the face of an existential crisis.
(Credit: TikTok/@shumatsuopost)
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Chapters
1. Japan’s growing akiya phenomenon points to more empty homes as the population ages (00:00:00)
2. Why are the homes empty? (00:03:16)
3. Rising property costs in Japan (00:05:52)
4. Future plans for the akiya (00:09:26)
5. Will the communities disappear? (00:12:55)
142 episodes
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