Japanese renters and buyers willing to overlook properties with tragic histories can secure substantial financial savings on stigmatised homes known as jiko bukken.
A Tokyo resident identified as Ryua receives a significant rent reduction on her apartment after learning a previous occupant took their own life inside the unit.
Similarly, Diane Tincher acquired a spacious rural house in Kagoshima at half price because an elderly woman had previously passed away alone there.
Prepared 29/10/2026 · 01:20 · Paris time
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