Akiya, Yokai, and Tire-Slashing—Oh My! The Real Cost of Life in Japan

On this week’s No Ginger （しょうがない）, Samar and Ash break ground on old houses and old revenge plots. They dig into the too-good-to-be-true world of cheap abandoned akiya in Japan—complete with earthquake risks, ghostly yokai, and remote living challenges no influencer reel ever shows you. Then it’s on to the real drama: neighborhood justice, bike tire-slashing, and Samar’s increasingly creative (and mildly incriminating) plans to deal with her own noisy neighbor. It’s the real cost of life in Japan—with plenty of laughter, side-eye, and just enough true crime energy to make you reconsider buying that ¥3,000 fixer-upper.

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