my youtube algorithm keep saying Japan have alot of cheap houses that no body wants...

so does Japan have extra space or not?

That depend which region and prefectures of Japan.

Some place is cheap and some is expensive.

Of course you don't go look for sky high like Tokyo or Osaka.

Dah lah birth rate low enuf, still wanna hog house unoccupied and then scalper. They probably have more house than population lol.

No. There is many rich retirees stay away from city. The problem is once they pass away, the kids don't want to take over. Either sell or leave it rot.

Some of this retired old men have health problem and they shift to stay with their kid in city or Old Fork. Then the house is abandoned.

If the house is in rural resort land and nice enviroment, the kid will use it as a holiday house.

That if the house is in an expensive region.

Actually such story is same like here in our kampung rural area. Some of this kampung house abandon or sell once the old parent pass away. Land and door tax is not expensive.