>>14376532No sir they don't. Everyone makes fun of Americans because they see the tornado valley homes being blasted to shit and the funny sketches on TV/Youtube about people ramming their hands in the wall but Japan is by far the worst.But Japan at least has linency on it because of their mentaltiy to housing.
Long post incoming.
In the US property is an investment. In Japan it's a consumable. After 30 years you build new one, longevity of the space is very rarerly a concer for the average house buyer. This is why Tokyo and other big cities are littered with absolute ghost house looking tiny houses since the old pensioner can't rebuild the house. He bought it when he was 30-40 and now hes 60-70 and can't afford to rebuild or renovate.
https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2017/nov/16/japan-reusable-housing-revolutionThe stereotypical modern Japanese home looks like this, almost always the land it's built on is worth more then the house.
It has single pane sliding windows with no insulation. The actual house is built from basically wood frame + drywall with a concrete base. Insulation is non existent and it features multiple vents for ventilation since mold is a huge issue. Hokkaido is the only region where people build actually insulated houses I'd consider quality.
The vast majority of people heat with split ac systems (heat pumps) on a per room basis central heating or floor heating is reserved for rich or Hokkaido people. There almost no thermal station heating because of earthquakes.
Brick is used nowhere, only historical 19th early 20th century buildings are made out of bricks, but they stand on a earthquake proof base that can move to absorbe the shock.
