'Vacant-house banks' promote house moving among baby boomers

'Vacant-house banks' promote house moving among baby boomers

TOKYO, Japan - A Yamanashi City official in Yamanashi Prefecture shows an empty private house to people interested in living in such premises under the city's vacant-house bank program.

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