Tomoaki Hamatsu lived 335 days completely naked in an apartment without windows ... Four months later, he was back in Japan, ...

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My American family has been living in Germany for over a decade. We have a stronger community with our neighbors because we ...

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Midori Karasawa designs rooms with simplicity and natural elements based on timeless principles of Japanese and spare modern aesthetics.

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With a low fertility rate, ageing population and homes that swiftly drop in value, around nine million properties lie empty ...

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"Probably within a month of living in the apartment, my next goal was to buy a house quickly and get out of there," Chani said. Turning an akiya into a home Japan has about 8.5 million akiya ...