Japan (and Asia in general) have very business friendly zoning laws which suppresses rent. From a Western perspective it's hard to point where downtown even is

Japan (and Asia in general) have very business friendly zoning laws which suppresses rent. From a Western perspective it's hard to point where downtown even is in a city like Tokyo, because there are businesses everywhere. Derek Guy once wrote a thread on why Tokyo has more bespoke tailors and shoe makers than the whole US. https://web-cdn.bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ks3gpa6ftoyaq7hmf6c4qx4c/post/3lbvx4ci3qk2l https://web-cdn.bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ks3gpa6ftoyaq7hmf6c...