>a real problem world-wide Not everywhere though -- Tokyo rents are stable (if not decreasing, for older units) due to their decades long building spree. If th

>a real problem world-wide Not everywhere though -- Tokyo rents are stable (if not decreasing, for older units) due to their decades long building spree. If this building boom had ceased, they would have been supply crimped just like many countries in the developed world, since there's an ongoing migration of rural youth into Tokyo for employment and education.