Vacant Japan homes show holes in Abe’s push for housing growth

Broken wood pieces dangle and sway like autumn leaves from the window frames of vacant homes in Inariyato, part of Yokosuka in the greater-Tokyo urban area, where taped-over mailbox slots tell a story of abandonment. More than 50 houses and apartments, almost 20 percent of the quaint residential…

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Vacant Japan homes show holes in Abe’s push for housing growth