By picking somewhere in Japan you’ve left yourself open to the counter-argument that you have to kill economic growth to do it. If you want to prove your point

By picking somewhere in Japan you’ve left yourself open to the counter-argument that you have to kill economic growth to do it. If you want to prove your point without implying the necessity of unacceptable sacrifices — in other words, if you want somebody to be persuaded — cite some high density locations where economic growth was strong but housing prices were stable.