World Japan’s Ghost Town Crisis: Why 9 Million Empty Homes Haunt a Shrinking Nation by Ibrahim Khalil - World Editor May 18, 2026 by Ibrahim Khalil - World Editor May 18, 2026 Japan’s Abandoned “Ghost Houses”: The Shocking Scale of Akiya and the Forces Keeping Them Standing By Ibrahim Khalil Japan’s landscape is changing in ways few expected. Across cities, suburbs, and … 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail