I agree NIMBY is definitely not a Canada-exclusive thing. I would say that it's far more prevalent in western countries. Japan's zoning laws are at the federal

I agree NIMBY is definitely not a Canada-exclusive thing. I would say that it's far more prevalent in western countries. Japan's zoning laws are at the federal level so despite growing population in Tokyo metro, they have comparatively less affordability issues. It's crazy (as a Canadian) to think that Tokyo's central wards have roughly 3x the population and same land area as Toronto but are still able to have sub $1 million detached homes.