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by ChrisMarshallNY 1191 days ago
Japan (Tokyo, at least), is crazy fast.

I remember staying at the Shinagawa Prince, three years in a row, and it overlooks that big-ass office park, on the other side of the station.

One year, I look out, and there’s a huge empty lot.

The next year, there’s a steel frame, for several buildings.

The next year, the lights are on, and the buildings are obviously occupied.

Also, their standards are very high. They weather massive earthquakes, quite well.

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Tokyo standards for residential are legendarily low. People demolish and rebuild when they buy a home because nothing is built to last even a moderate amount of time.
I have heard that. I didn't spend much time in homes. I was in offices and factories, and they were robust as hell. My company's original factory was built after WWI, and may have just been knocked down, a few years ago (it may still be standing -they sold it).