Japanese apartments are furnished in a different way that makes them feel spacious even though they're tiny compared to apartments in the USA My guess is the p

Japanese apartments are furnished in a different way that makes them feel spacious even though they're tiny compared to apartments in the USA My guess is the parent comment had a misconception because of that, or maybe because laissez-faire policies make Tokyo apartments way cheaper per square foot (you can take a job as a janitor in Shinjuku and easily afford a comfortable apartment within a 30 minute door-to-door commute)