Tucked away in Japan’s countryside, millions of abandoned homes – known as akiya – sit empty, waiting for a second life. With ...

A pilot project in Saskatchewan could help rural municipalities clean up abandoned buildings in former urban municipalities.

Japan's Housing and Land Survey, conducted every five years, logged a record high of 8.49 million akiya in 2018. These abandoned houses have created "ghost villages" in Japan's rural prefectures ...

The Government of Saskatchewan is developing a pilot framework it anticipates will be available to participating ...