Have you looked into why housing is cheaper in Japan, its zoning. https://www.sightline.org/2021/03/25/yes-other-countries-do-housing-better-case-1-japan/ https

Have you looked into why housing is cheaper in Japan, its zoning. https://www.sightline.org/2021/03/25/yes-other-countries-do-housing-better-case-1-japan/ https://www.sightline.org/2021/03/25/yes-other-countries-do-... Also checkout Strong Towns blog they go in depth on this. https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/category/Zoning https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/category/Zoning