LIFULL and Shimizu Town, Hokkaido Conclude a Comprehensive Partnership Agreement for Regional Revitalization
LIFULL Co., Ltd. and Shimizu Town, Hokkaido, have signed a comprehensive partnership agreement on March 26, 2026, to address regional challenges. The collaboration will focus on promoting the use of vacant houses, encouraging migration and settlement, fostering human resources to solve local issues, and supporting employment for child-rearing households.
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LIFULL Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Yuji Ito; Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime: 2120), a company dedicated to solving social issues through its business, has concluded a "Comprehensive Partnership Agreement for Regional Revitalization" with Shimizu Town, Kamikawa-gun, Hokkaido, on March 26, 2026. Under this agreement, the two parties will collaborate on initiatives such as promoting the utilization of vacant houses in Shimizu Town, encouraging migration and settlement, fostering human resources to solve regional problems, and providing work support for child-rearing households.
## Background
The increasing number of vacant houses has become a serious social issue for local governments across Japan. In Shimizu Town, located in Hokkaido's Tokachi area, there is an urgent need for measures to enhance the region's long-term sustainability. Particularly with the growing trend of people moving from urban to rural areas, there is a demand for an environment where new residents can live and work with peace of mind.
Based on this social context, Shimizu Town and LIFULL agreed on the need for a "mechanism to create regional vitality" that goes beyond simply resolving the vacant house problem. Through this agreement, LIFULL will leverage its accumulated knowledge to contribute to the sustainable development of Shimizu Town by deploying multifaceted initiatives, including the utilization of vacant homes, promotion of migration and settlement, development of human resources to solve regional issues, and work support for families with children.
## Overview
Name: Comprehensive Partnership Agreement for Regional Revitalization
Date of Signing: March 26, 2026
Purpose: To promote the creation of a prosperous regional future through the promotion of migration and settlement, the creation of a related population, the development of human resources to solve regional issues, and the establishment of an effective utilization and matching system for vacant homes.
Main Initiatives:
- Promotion of the utilization of vacant houses, etc.
- Support for surveys of vacant houses, etc.
- Information dissemination to promote migration and settlement.
- Support for the recruitment and development of human resources to solve regional problems.
- Collaboration on promoting dual-region residency.
- Promotion of work support for child-rearing households and the development of digital human resources.
## Comment from Yuji Masuda, CEO of LIFULL's Regional Revitalization Business
"Population decline and the vacant house problem are common issues facing all of Japan. In this situation, Shimizu Town has positioned this fiscal year as a crucial milestone to本格化 (fully begin) its efforts to solve the vacant house problem and is embarking on drastic measures.
Through this comprehensive partnership agreement, we will promote migration and settlement, human resources...
## Background
The increasing number of vacant houses has become a serious social issue for local governments across Japan. In Shimizu Town, located in Hokkaido's Tokachi area, there is an urgent need for measures to enhance the region's long-term sustainability. Particularly with the growing trend of people moving from urban to rural areas, there is a demand for an environment where new residents can live and work with peace of mind.
Based on this social context, Shimizu Town and LIFULL agreed on the need for a "mechanism to create regional vitality" that goes beyond simply resolving the vacant house problem. Through this agreement, LIFULL will leverage its accumulated knowledge to contribute to the sustainable development of Shimizu Town by deploying multifaceted initiatives, including the utilization of vacant homes, promotion of migration and settlement, development of human resources to solve regional issues, and work support for families with children.
## Overview
Name: Comprehensive Partnership Agreement for Regional Revitalization
Date of Signing: March 26, 2026
Purpose: To promote the creation of a prosperous regional future through the promotion of migration and settlement, the creation of a related population, the development of human resources to solve regional issues, and the establishment of an effective utilization and matching system for vacant homes.
Main Initiatives:
- Promotion of the utilization of vacant houses, etc.
- Support for surveys of vacant houses, etc.
- Information dissemination to promote migration and settlement.
- Support for the recruitment and development of human resources to solve regional problems.
- Collaboration on promoting dual-region residency.
- Promotion of work support for child-rearing households and the development of digital human resources.
## Comment from Yuji Masuda, CEO of LIFULL's Regional Revitalization Business
"Population decline and the vacant house problem are common issues facing all of Japan. In this situation, Shimizu Town has positioned this fiscal year as a crucial milestone to本格化 (fully begin) its efforts to solve the vacant house problem and is embarking on drastic measures.
Through this comprehensive partnership agreement, we will promote migration and settlement, human resources...