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More about Tokyo new units here: https://rstudio-pubs-static.s3.amazonaws.com/361409_dcd5637049764634986dd04f150452e0.html https://rstudio-pubs-static.s3.amazon

by throwaway2037 3y ago

More about Tokyo new units here: https://rstudio-pubs-static.s3.amazonaws.com/361409_dcd5637049764634986dd04f150452e0.html https://rstudio-pubs-static.s3.amazonaws.com/361409_dcd56370... Title = How Tokyo built its way to abundant housing TL;DR: Since 1995 (yes, during the lost decade) they are building ~150k new "dwellings" per year. Wow.

seanmcdirmid 3y ago
How many are they tearing down to rebuild? Buildings only last ~20-30 years in Japan, so a lot of those are just replacing something that was torn down.
- throwaway2037 3y ago
  > Buildings only last ~20-30 years in Japan This is a myth in central Tokyo.