In 2024, there were around thousand new construction starts for wooden structure dwellings in Japan. Wood as a building material has a long tradition in Japan, and single-family homes with wooden structures are still the norm. Houses with wooden structures are estimated to last around 30 years by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism.
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e-Stat (Japan). (January 31, 2025). Number of dwelling construction starts in Japan from 2015 to 2024, by structure (in 1,000 units) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/1176786/japan-number-of-of-dwelling-construction-starts-by-structure/
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