Japan now has over 9 million empty homes—a staggering 13% of all its residential properties. 🏚️ Known as akiya, these vacant homes are the result of a shrinking, aging population and rural areas being left behind as people flock to the cities. Some towns are so deserted they resemble ghost villages. 👻 In response, Japanese local governments are offering subsidies and creative incentives to attract new residents and breathe life back into these forgotten homes. Would you move into an abandoned Japanese house if the price was right? 🏠🇯🇵 #Japan #Akiya #EmptyHomes #PopulationCrisis #UrbanExodus #TravelFacts #CultureShift #Housing #Vacations #News #Tokyo #Kyoto #日本 #東京 #ニュース