Wow first time I have been called liar by anyone. My only point was that as you increase the size and height of homes/structures in an earthquake zone it becom

Wow first time I have been called liar by anyone. My only point was that as you increase the size and height of homes/structures in an earthquake zone it becomes more expensive due to earthquakes mitigations. You may be able to build less expensive structures in other places. Simply changing the Zoning does not necessarily automagically make the homes less expensive. Comparing Apple to Oranges IMO: In 2020, forest land covered about 66.2 percent of the land in Japan. While cultivated land accounted for around 11.6 percent, only just over three percent of the land was used for housing. Due to its mountainous geography, only a small part of Japan's 37.8 million hectares of land is habitable.Jun 28, 2023 https://www.statista.com/statistics/1276355/japan-land-use-distribution-by-category/#:~:text=In%202020%2C%20forest%20land%20covered,hectares%20of%20land%20is%20habitable https://www.statista.com/statistics/1276355/japan-land-use-d....