A Strategy for Solving the Vacant House Crisis Through Sports: Partnership Agreement Signed with Women's Football Club Ryukyu Deigos

Nexwill Co., Ltd. (Head office: Shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Tomoyuki Maruoka), which operates the 'Wakegai' business for buying distressed properties to provide a one-stop solution for real estate inheritance challenges, has signed a regional co-creation partnership agreement with Ryukyu Deigos (Head office: Urasoe City, Okinawa; Representative Director: Kasumi Iwai), a women's football club based in Urasoe City, Okinawa Prefecture.

Overview of the Partnership

Okinawa Prefecture faces an intensifying vacant house crisis alongside population decline and aging. Additionally, it faces unique challenges such as building deterioration due to typhoons and salt damage, as well as abandoned properties on remote islands and suburban areas of the main island. Meanwhile, interest in tourism and relocation is high, making the proper distribution and revitalization of vacant houses a key factor for regional revitalization.

Through this regional co-creation partnership, the companies will leverage points of contact with the local community through women's football to carry out awareness activities for vacant property owners and local residents. By utilizing the information dissemination capabilities of match venues and the team, they will use a friendly approach unique to sports to raise interest in vacant house issues and provide gateways to solutions.

About Ryukyu Deigos

Ryukyu Deigos is a women's football club aiming to enter the 'Nadeshiko League' from Okinawa.

Under their philosophy of 'Solving regional issues and creating regional communities through sports,' they engage not only in competitive activities but also in co-creation with local society.

They carry out activities addressing various social issues, including the popularization and development of women's sports, formation of athlete dual careers, sports education for children, health promotion, and employment support for individuals with employment handicaps.

Furthermore, they collaborate with local companies, municipal governments, and educational institutions to promote the creation of new regional value through 'Sports x Region x Corporate' partnerships. They position the sports club as a 'community hub that connects the region' and aim to build a society where everyone can play an active role in their own way.

About Nexwill Co., Ltd.

We purchase vacant homes and distressed properties that are considered difficult to sell compared to general real estate, and resell them after removing the 'reasons' that make them difficult to handle or sell, such as by organizing property rights.

We operate the distressed property buying business 'Wakegai,' which purchases such real estate and organizes property rights to make them sellable.

In addition, we are actively engaged in public-private partnerships with municipal governments and sports teams to solve the intensifying vacant house issue. In addition to concluding partnership agreements with multiple municipalities to support the resolution of vacant house issues, we are also working with sports teams to promote the resolution of vacant house issues and regional revitalization through tripartite collaboration: 'Local Government x Sports Team x Nexwill'.