Chinese policymakers — who are facing an even more severe housing and demographic crisis than Japan —are at risk of making ...

Since the 1960s, Tokyo has tripled its housing supply, while New York's has grown by only about a third. And because housing is far more abundant in Japan's capital, it's also cheaper.

In Tokyo, there is almost no public or subsidized housing — yet there is also almost no homelessness. Instead of taxpayer-supported housing, the government focuses on allowing developers to build.

Yuta Yamasaki and his wife moved from southern Japan to Tokyo a decade ago because job prospects were better in the big city. They now have three sons – ages 10, eight and six – and are looking for a ...

While visiting Tokyo, Japan, two people living in the city welcomed me into their apartments. I was shocked by their spaces, which cost $450 and $800. When it comes to the US, I don't have any ...

Housing advocates believe the reforms don’t go far enough to address affordable housing shortages. Massachusetts needs 222,000 new housing units by 2035, according to a recent state report. Berk said ...

Real estate is an option, too. Chinese have emerged as the main buyers of Tokyo apartments costing $3 million or more, and they often pay with suitcases of cash, said Zhao Jie, the chief executive ...

In Tokyo, there is almost no public or subsidized housing — yet there is also almost no homelessness. Instead of taxpayer-supported housing, the government focuses on allowing developers to build.

There is nothing Californians lament more about paying the price to live in our magnificent state than the cost of housing. To put it bluntly, the rent, as well as the price of a mortgage on a ...

There is nothing Californians lament more about paying the price to live in our magnificent state than the cost of housing. To put it bluntly, the rent, as well as the price of a mortgage on a ...