Man gives up on homeownership in Australia, buys $5000 house in Japan

Australians are visiting Japan in record numbers with some falling so hard for the Asian nation that they’re putting down ...
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I bought a cheap home in Japan sight unseen. The $26,000 I spent is a better investment than a vacation home in the US.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Erik Buhrow, who bought a house in Japan's Niigata Prefecture through AkiyaMart, a site that helps foreigners buy abandoned Japanese homes known ...

Swedish former model revives abandoned homes in Japan

Swede Anton Wormann bought several akiya and renovated them in a Japandi style. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...
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It’s Too Easy for Foreigners to Buy Property in Japan

Gearoid Reidy is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering Japan and the Koreas. He previously led the breaking news team in North Asia, and was the Tokyo deputy bureau chief.
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She fell in love with traditional Japanese homes during a high school trip. At 24, she bought one in the countryside.

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I bought a cheap home in Japan sight unseen. The $26,000 I spent is a better investment than a vacation home in the US.

Erik Buhrow bought a home in Japan for $26,000 while he was still living in the US. Buhrow, who grew up in Japan, wants to return at some point when his career is over. In the meantime, he plans to ...
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I bought a cheap home in Japan sight unseen. The $26,000 I spent is a better investment than a vacation home in the US.

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