LIFULL and Shimizu Town, Hokkaido, Sign Comprehensive Partnership Agreement for 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; Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime: 2120; hereinafter 'LIFULL'), which is committed to solving social issues through its business, signed a 'Comprehensive Partnership Agreement for Regional Revitalization' with Shimizu Town, Kamikawa District, Hokkaido (hereinafter 'Shimizu Town') on March 26, 2026. Under this agreement, both parties will collaborate to promote the utilization of vacant homes in Shimizu Town, encourage migration and permanent residency, develop human resources for regional problem-solving, and support employment for households raising children.
Background
Currently, the increase in vacant homes is a serious social issue for local governments nationwide. In Shimizu Town, located in the Tokachi area of Hokkaido, there is an urgent need for measures to enhance the region's future sustainability. Particularly, with the growing demand for migration from urban to rural areas, there is a need to create 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 to create 'mechanisms that generate regional vitality' that go beyond merely eliminating vacant homes. Through this agreement, LIFULL will leverage its accumulated expertise to contribute to the sustainable development of Shimizu Town by undertaking multifaceted initiatives such as promoting the utilization of vacant homes, encouraging migration and permanent residency, developing human resources for regional problem-solving, and supporting employment for households raising children.
Overview
Name: Comprehensive Partnership Agreement for Regional Revitalization
Date of Agreement: March 26, 2026
Purpose: To promote the creation of a prosperous regional future by encouraging migration and permanent residency, fostering related populations, developing human resources for regional problem-solving, and building 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 residency
- Support for recruitment and development of human resources for regional problem-solving
- Collaboration on promoting dual-location living
- Support for employment of households raising children 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 facing all of Japan. Under these circumstances, Shimizu Town has positioned this fiscal year as a crucial turning point to accelerate its efforts to resolve the vacant home issue and will embark on fundamental countermeasures.
Through this comprehensive partnership agreement, we will promote migration and permanent residency, human resources...
Background
Currently, the increase in vacant homes is a serious social issue for local governments nationwide. In Shimizu Town, located in the Tokachi area of Hokkaido, there is an urgent need for measures to enhance the region's future sustainability. Particularly, with the growing demand for migration from urban to rural areas, there is a need to create 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 to create 'mechanisms that generate regional vitality' that go beyond merely eliminating vacant homes. Through this agreement, LIFULL will leverage its accumulated expertise to contribute to the sustainable development of Shimizu Town by undertaking multifaceted initiatives such as promoting the utilization of vacant homes, encouraging migration and permanent residency, developing human resources for regional problem-solving, and supporting employment for households raising children.
Overview
Name: Comprehensive Partnership Agreement for Regional Revitalization
Date of Agreement: March 26, 2026
Purpose: To promote the creation of a prosperous regional future by encouraging migration and permanent residency, fostering related populations, developing human resources for regional problem-solving, and building 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 residency
- Support for recruitment and development of human resources for regional problem-solving
- Collaboration on promoting dual-location living
- Support for employment of households raising children 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 facing all of Japan. Under these circumstances, Shimizu Town has positioned this fiscal year as a crucial turning point to accelerate its efforts to resolve the vacant home issue and will embark on fundamental countermeasures.
Through this comprehensive partnership agreement, we will promote migration and permanent residency, human resources...