<mix...@bigpond.com> wrote:
> With the Japanese population shrinking and aging, there should also be > other > buildings no longer in use that he could move into? > The population has fallen less than 1% since its peak. The population is declining in the countryside and in small towns, not big cities such as Sapporo. Perhaps real estate values and rent are not as high as they used to be, but they are still high. Anyway, you wouldn't want to move into a building that is no longer in use. The building he is in is a dump, but now it is literally falling apart. Abandoned buildings are even worse. - Jed
