Tokyo proves that housing shortages are a political choice
Japanese also don't consider housing to be equity or investment, it depreciates in value every year. A house is just a house not something to speculate on or store money in. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-japan-economy-land/japan-average-land-prices-rise-for-1st-time-in-27-years-government-survey-idUSKCN1LY10J" rel="nofollow">https://www.reuters.com/article/us-japan-economy-land/japan-...</a>