TOKYO -- Japan is moving to tackle its pervasive empty house problem with subsidies covering one third of renovation costs for vacant dwellings.
Tax breaks for inherited homes extended to help prevent vacancies

An abandoned rural house in Hiroshima prefecture in Japan's west is seen being demolished. (Photo courtesy of demolition company Crassone)
TOKYO -- Japan is moving to tackle its pervasive empty house problem with subsidies covering one third of renovation costs for vacant dwellings.