Elsewhere: > However, akiya owners are taxed more for empty plots of land than for having an empty property, according to real estate expert Toshihiko Yamamoto

Elsewhere: > However, akiya owners are taxed more for empty plots of land than for having an empty property, according to real estate expert Toshihiko Yamamoto. This is a deterrent to razing a vacant home. https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/05/asia/japan-vacant-akiya-ghost-homes/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/05/asia/japan-vacant-akiya-ghost... If true, this would go a long way toward explaining the 13% figure.