'I live with a ghost': in Japan, 'cursed' apartments attract bargain hunters
Demand is growing in Japan for jiko bukken — housing where deaths have occurred. According to a 2025 survey, more than half of Japanese people are willing to rent such an apartment if it is cheap. A tenant in Tokyo saves almost 30% on rent, while an American woman in Kagoshima bought a house for half the market price.
Aziz Karimov