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New Roles for Vacant Homes

*First broadcast on April 25, 2024.
Japan's many vacant homes are being used as investments, hotel rooms and opportunities for creative renovation. We discover ways to reimagine properties that were once regarded as almost worthless.

Vacant homes are now becoming a target for investment. They can be bought cheaply, renovated and rented out.
A bathroom adjacent to the dining area? A vacant home can be a canvas for bold new design ideas.
Closed-down shops along this shopping street have been converted into hotel rooms. And now the remaining shops have new customers: the hotel's guests!

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