In Japan, jiko bukken (事故物件) is a term commonly used in the Japanese real estate industry to refer to “incident apartments” or “stigmatized properties” as they are more commonly known in English. Officially, the term for these properties is shinri-teki kashi bukken (心理的瑕疵物件) which literally translates to “psychologically defective property”. It is a term used in the Japanese real estate industry to describe a property with a negative past. …







