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Addressing the issue of vacant houses in Japan
Add BT as a preferred sourcePublished Mon, Jan 18, 2016 · 09:50 PM
Tokyo
"WELL, shall we get started?"
About 10 members of a non-profit organisation entered an old, two-storey wooden house in Yame, Japan, its doors creaking. They started sorting household items inside that were covered with dust. The house, which also used to serve as a book-lending shop, has been vacant since its female owner died about 15 years ago.
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