Japan has 200,000 more housing starts a year than the US according to article

"Japan now has more annual housing starts than the U.S., 800,000 last year, compared to 600,000 here. "



Source: How Traditional Japanese Homebuilding Reversed The Fortunes Of One Idaho Sawmill

 AUGUST 8, 2012

 BY MOLLY MESSICK

 http://stateimpact.npr.org/idaho/2012/08/08/how-traditional-japanese-homebuilding-reversed-the-fortunes-of-one-idaho-sawmill/