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Building Asia's future must embrace the limitations of people and planet
Japan's population peaked around 2008 and has been steadily declining since. But construction hasn't stopped.
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Japan’s population peaked around 2008 and has been steadily shrinking ever since, yet construction activity has continued unabated. The mismatch between ongoing building projects and a declining populace has resulted in more than 9 million vacant homes across the country. This surplus of empty housing has created an urgent pressure on policymakers and developers to revise building strategies and address the growing mismatch between supply and demographic reality.
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