Home > Houses lie vacant, in decay as Japanese population ages

News
Houses lie vacant, in decay as Japanese population ages

Description

Tokyo, Dec 17 (EFE).- Taken over by weeds and on the verge of collapse, abandoned houses have become a common sight and have reached record numbers in Japan in recent years, turning into one of the most visible signs of the country's demographic decline.The number of unoccupied houses, many of which are owned by untraceable or "ghost" owners, reached 8.46 million last year, accounting for 13.6 percent of total houses in the Japanese archipelago and double the number registered three decades ago, according to official data.The number of such single-family homes, which carry visible signs of desertion, are especially high in rural areas of the country, but some can be seen even in districts of the highly-populated Tokyo, which figures among the list of cities with the highest land prices, reaching up to 57 million yen ($520,000) per square meter.The phenomenon is a direct consequence of the rapid aging of the Japanese population, but is also linked to a law that makes it difficult to transfer and register properties, and the changing lifestyle of people. (Camera: MARÍA ROLDÁN/ANTONIO HERMOSÍN).FOOTAGE SHOWS ABANDONED HOUSES IN TOKYO, JAPAN.

Added on the 17/12/2019 13:00:00 - Copyright : EFE Inglés

To customise your video :

Generic export code

More videos on the subject

Population in Miami protects their houses and collects food for Hurricane

Miami (USA), Jul 31 (EFE / EPA) .- COVID-19 and Hurricane Isaiah form the "perfect storm" for South Florida, where people started to protect their homes and stock up on food. (CAMERA: Cristóbal Herrera)

31/07/2020 - EFE Inglés
Japanese Authorities Will Track Dementia Patients with QR Nail Stickers

The Japanese city of Iruma is advocating a new policy to help treat people with dementia. Officials unveiled tiny nail stickers, each of which contains a unique QR identity number to help track senior citizens with dementia. The free service, the first of its kind in Japan, was launched this month to help elderly citizens who may get lost due to their illness. Police can obtain an address, telephone number and other info by simply by scanning the small, water-resistant code. The stickers, which stay attached for about 2 weeks, can also be applied to key chains or shoe seals. The World Health Organization estimates that around 36 million people suffer from dementia worldwide.

16/12/2016 - RT Ruptly EN
Sushi-Making Robot Chef Unveiled in Tokyo

Visitors to the Tokyo Robot Center Showroom on Tokyo's Odaiba Island watched as a DuAro dual-armed SCARA robot made traditional Japanese nigiri sushi as part of a project launched by Kawasaki Heavy Industries. The robot gracefully placed the fish toppings on little balls of rice while explaining every movement with audio and text appearing on the robot's 'face', which consisted of a mouth, nose, and big black eyes animated on a screen in between the two arms. The chef-bot was featured at the newly opened 'Kawasaki Robostage', a location open to the public designed to demonstrate the future of coexistence between humans and robots. It's part of a larger initiative from the Japanese government called 'Robot Strategy', which aims to introduce more widespread robot usage at every level of society. Robot Strategy has a dual purpose - to help manage the effects of a rapidly aging society by filling in for jobs usually handled by young people and to make Japan a global center for robotics innovation in order to serve the demands of the global economy of the future.

01/09/2016 - RT Ruptly EN
Population drops in reopened Japanese town

Japan nuclear refugees choose not to return home after being forced to leave during nuclear meltdown at Fukushima nuclear station. Julie Noce reports.

03/03/2016 - Reuters EN
Population drops in reopened Japanese town

Japan nuclear refugees choose not to return home after being forced to leave during nuclear meltdown at Fukushima nuclear station. Julie Noce reports.

03/03/2016 - Reuters EN
Obama attends arrival ceremony in Laos

U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

06/09/2016 - Reuters EN