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Re:The High Cost of Expensive Housing (and How Auckland Fixe... by rippercushions on Monday January 30, 2023 @02:13AM (#34576744)
That's due to rural depopulation, which is a rather different problem from lack of housing in desirable cities. And Japan has, more or less, solved the housing affordability problem in cities too.
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Re:The High Cost of Expensive Housing (and How Auckland Fixe... by robocat on Monday January 30, 2023 @04:20AM (#34577542)
Well Japan’s population is decreasing at 0.5% per year at present.

It is pointless trying to compare a country with population growth against a country (like Japan) where housing availability is increasing due to population decline.

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Re:The High Cost of Expensive Housing (and How Auckland Fixe... by ido on Monday January 30, 2023 @05:28AM (#34577994)
Greater Tokyo's population is increasing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo#Demographics

It has not had a decrease in population since 1995 and the latest data point (2020) shows an increase of +3.5% compared to 2015.

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