Why doesn't he own the house

That woman was his aunt. Unless his grandmother left a will, the property legally goes to the next of kin. That would be his aunt, not him.

Aw okay thanks

Bet ya she did, but the aunt stole it or the grandma had hidden it.

She probably did. Especially since, I think the wish she made probably revolved around the main character. It probably had to do with saving his life in some way. Like he might have drowned in the pond or something.

That actually makes a lot of sense. I had been wondering if something like that may have happened, so we will see soon enough.

I just popped over to Aunty Wiki and it said next of kin is the child and grandchild and sisters, cousins etc only get it if there is no child or grandchild. Then again that's american law.

But if she's his aunt, she may be the grandma's daughter or daughter-in-law putting her before the grandson.

Or she was married to the grandmother's son. Even if he had died, his property would go to his wife, not his nephew.

That what I said. She is the daughter or the daughter-in-law (meaning married to the son).

Yeah its different in Japan. And The aunt take advantage of it. In Japan if you don't write it on the paper or make it clear who you want to give your will to, most likely it would fall to the second generation or your closest blood relatives (in this case the aunt). As so many guessed, the Grandma probably leave a will for the grandkids, but the aunt hide it so she would have all of the wealth the grandma left.

Well that sucks.