{
  "id": 6249642,
  "title": "Japan Govt to Promote Rental Use of Vacant Homes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/japan-govt-to-promote-rental-use-of-vacant-homes",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-08T06:46:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nippon.com News",
    "slug": "nippon-com-news",
    "url": "https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2026090800045/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Tokyo, Sept. 8 (Jiji Press)--Japan's land ministry will introduce a program to provide low-interest loans to businesses that renovate vacant houses and offer them as rental housing for families with children and low- and moderate-income households, in a move to facilitate the effective use of empty homes across the country. The increasing number of vacant homes has become a serious problem ...",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}