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No—these are not haunted houses in need of an exorcism. Rather, 'ghost houses', or akiya, are abandoned homes that towns cannot get rid of through demolition or resale.
‘Ghost Houses’ Haunt a Rapidly Aging Japan
Young heirs are abandoning the family homes of their forebears.