Japan has millions of cheap vacant homes. And foreigners are welcome to buy them | SBS Dateline

As homeownership becomes increasingly expensive in Australia, we travel to Japan, where millions of abandoned houses, known as ‘akiya’, are being sold cheaply or given away. Can foreign buyers help solve Japan’s empty house problem?

Watch the full documentary 'Japan's Cheap Homes' on SBS On Demand in Australia, or on YouTube outside Australia.

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