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Japan has so many empty homes it's giving them away

A property manager opens the window of a vacant traditional Japanese house in the town Kamakura outside Tokyo, November 15, 2014. Japan seems to have the right mix for developing a vibrant short-term home rental market: a rapidly growing tourism industry, a cheap currency and - unlike many countries - 8  million vacant homes.  Picture taken November 15, 2014.  REUTERS/Thomas Peter (JAPAN - Tags: BUSINESS REAL ESTATE) - GM1EACF0CPM01

A property manager attends to a vacant house in the town of Kamakura, Japan Image: REUTERS/Thomas Peter

Sean Fleming
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