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Japan’s birth rate has hovered around 1.3 for years, far from the 2.1 needed to maintain a stable population, and just last week Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications said ...
The area of homes that are advertised for sale or rental is commonly listed in the Japanese unit tsubo (坪), which is approximately the area of two tatami mats (3.3 m 2 or 36 sq ft). On diagrams of the house, individual room sizes are usually measured in tatami, as described above in the interior design section.
Just ask this guy who bought the map for $50 at an estate sale in North Carolina, only to discover on Antiques Roadshow that it was appraised for a staggering $35,000 to $45,000. 6. Vintage World Maps
Even though the percentage of residences with flush toilets jumped from 31.4% in 1973 to 65.8% in 2008, this figure was still far lower than in other industrialized states. In some primarily rural areas of Japan, it was still under 30% at that time. Even 9.7% of homes built between 1986 and 1988 did not have flush toilets. [11]
Real estate companies of Japan (1 C, 2 P) Residential buildings in Japan (4 C, 1 P) This page was last edited on 26 January 2020, at 23:35 (UTC). Text is available ...
From mountain getaways to seaside retreats with increasingly interesting architecture, these 25 shipping container homes and hotels are absolutely breathtaking—prepare to be shocked by them.
Geographically, a village's extent is contained within a prefecture. Villages are larger than a local settlement; each is a subdivision of rural district (郡, gun), which are subdivided into towns and villages with no overlap and no uncovered area. As a result of mergers and elevation to higher statuses, the number of villages in Japan is ...
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