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Housing is already affordable in Japan.

• qwerty456127 3y ago
  Housing can always use becoming more affordable. Perfectly affordable housing is when an ordinary worker without a university degree can buy a decent single-bedroom apartment in just some years of saving (which sounds totally unrealistic so there always is room to improve). I've read it even is hard to rent a decent apartment in Japan because they always require huge deposits only the rich can afford easily. There are homeless people, at least some of them not particularly happy about being homeless, also 30+ yr. old people having to live with their parents - means housing is not affordable enough.
  • kalleboo 3y ago
    > I've read it even is hard to rent a decent apartment in Japan because they always require huge deposits only the rich can afford easily. Are you thinking about South Korea? Deposit in Japan is maybe 1-2 months of rent.
    • qwerty456127 3y ago
      You probably are right, supposed facts about Korea and Japan may have intermixed in my memory.
• LoganDark 3y ago
  To be fair, housing alone is a low bar. I'm sure plenty of homeless people could technically afford somewhere to live, but don't find any of their available options worth it for whatever reason. Wonder if there have been any surveys on this.
• ekianjo 3y ago
  > Housing is already affordable in Japan. You must not be living in Japan then
  • tumult 3y ago
    What is your standard for affordable? My apartment in Japan is very cheap and in an urban area.
    • ekianjo 2y ago
      if you live alone maybe.
• fendy3002 3y ago
  That's illegal in most developed countries