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by SoftTalker 60 days ago
It's also hard to ignore that Japan was bombed to smithereens in the 1940s and undertook a nationwide rebuilding effort that might have contributed to a more uniform approach to land use.
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bregma 59 days ago
Not to mention that every few years either a typhoon or a 9.0 earthquake defeats any effort to build exceptional value in your property.

It seems the only thing that is permanent in Japan is impermanence.

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codethief 59 days ago
> Not to mention that every few years either a typhoon or a 9.0 earthquake defeats any effort to build exceptional value in your property.

Isn't that the same in certain regions of the US?

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