[mlindner]

It tries to make the claim that Japanese house building is for some reason superior when in reality its just shoddy construction turning an appreciating asset into a depreciating one. If the house value stays flat then that's unusual, they usually lose value over time.

[theredbox]

It's not inferior. It has to adhere to different constraints than houses in the US or Germany.

They chose to not do the insulation/heating part because of earthquakes.