LIFULL and Hokkaido Shimizu Town Conclude Comprehensive Partnership Agreement on Regional Revitalization
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- 📰 Published: March 30, 2026 at 05:11
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LIFULL Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Yuji Ito; TSE Prime: 2120; hereinafter “LIFULL”), which addresses social issues through its businesses, concluded a “Comprehensive Partnership Agreement on Regional Revitalization” with Shimizu Town, Kamikawa-gun, Hokkaido (hereinafter “Shimizu Town”) on March 26, 2026. Through this agreement, both parties will collaborate on promoting the utilization of vacant homes in Shimizu Town, encouraging migration and permanent settlement, nurturing human resources for solving regional issues, and supporting working parents.
Background
Currently, the increase in vacant homes is a serious social issue for local governments nationwide, and in Shimizu Town, located in the Tokachi area of Hokkaido, urgent measures are needed to enhance the region's future sustainability. Especially with the growing demand for migration from urban areas to rural areas, there is a need to develop an environment where migrants can live and work with peace of mind.
Given this social background, Shimizu Town and LIFULL have agreed on the need for “creating mechanisms that generate regional vitality” that go beyond merely eliminating vacant homes. Through this agreement, utilizing LIFULL's expertise, we will contribute to the sustainable development of Shimizu Town by undertaking multifaceted initiatives such as promoting the utilization of vacant homes, encouraging migration and permanent settlement, nurturing human resources for solving regional issues, and supporting working parents.
Outline
Name: Comprehensive Partnership Agreement on Regional Revitalization
Date of Agreement: March 26, 2026
Purpose: To promote the creation of a prosperous regional future by accelerating migration and permanent settlement, fostering related populations, developing human resources for solving regional issues, and establishing effective utilization and matching functions for vacant homes.
Main initiatives:
- Promotion of effective utilization of vacant homes, etc.
- Support for surveys of vacant homes, etc.
- Information dissemination to promote migration and permanent settlement
- Support for recruiting and developing human resources to solve regional issues
- Collaboration on promoting dual-residence
- Support for working parents and promotion of digital human resource development
Comment from Yuji Masuda, CEO of LIFULL's Regional Revitalization Business
Population decline and the vacant home problem are common challenges faced by all of Japan. In this situation, Shimizu Town has positioned this fiscal year as a crucial turning point to accelerate efforts to solve the vacant home problem and will embark on fundamental measures.
Through this comprehensive partnership agreement, we will promote migration and permanent settlement, human resources...
Background
Currently, the increase in vacant homes is a serious social issue for local governments nationwide, and in Shimizu Town, located in the Tokachi area of Hokkaido, urgent measures are needed to enhance the region's future sustainability. Especially with the growing demand for migration from urban areas to rural areas, there is a need to develop an environment where migrants can live and work with peace of mind.
Given this social background, Shimizu Town and LIFULL have agreed on the need for “creating mechanisms that generate regional vitality” that go beyond merely eliminating vacant homes. Through this agreement, utilizing LIFULL's expertise, we will contribute to the sustainable development of Shimizu Town by undertaking multifaceted initiatives such as promoting the utilization of vacant homes, encouraging migration and permanent settlement, nurturing human resources for solving regional issues, and supporting working parents.
Outline
Name: Comprehensive Partnership Agreement on Regional Revitalization
Date of Agreement: March 26, 2026
Purpose: To promote the creation of a prosperous regional future by accelerating migration and permanent settlement, fostering related populations, developing human resources for solving regional issues, and establishing effective utilization and matching functions for vacant homes.
Main initiatives:
- Promotion of effective utilization of vacant homes, etc.
- Support for surveys of vacant homes, etc.
- Information dissemination to promote migration and permanent settlement
- Support for recruiting and developing human resources to solve regional issues
- Collaboration on promoting dual-residence
- Support for working parents and promotion of digital human resource development
Comment from Yuji Masuda, CEO of LIFULL's Regional Revitalization Business
Population decline and the vacant home problem are common challenges faced by all of Japan. In this situation, Shimizu Town has positioned this fiscal year as a crucial turning point to accelerate efforts to solve the vacant home problem and will embark on fundamental measures.
Through this comprehensive partnership agreement, we will promote migration and permanent settlement, human resources...