In 2025, construction starts of wood-frame dwellings in Japan covered a floor area of about **** million square meters. Timber-frame homes accounted for close to ** percent of the total floor area of new residential building construction.
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e-Stat (Japan). (January 30, 2026). Floor area of new construction starts of dwellings in Japan from 2016 to 2025 (in 1,000 square meters) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from /statistics/1272938/japan-floor-space-dwelling-construction-starts-by-structure/
e-Stat (Japan). "Floor area of new construction starts of dwellings in Japan from 2016 to 2025 (in 1,000 square meters)." Chart. January 30, 2026. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 21, 2026. /statistics/1272938/japan-floor-space-dwelling-construction-starts-by-structure/
e-Stat (Japan). (2026). Floor area of new construction starts of dwellings in Japan from 2016 to 2025 (in 1,000 square meters). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 21, 2026. /statistics/1272938/japan-floor-space-dwelling-construction-starts-by-structure/
e-Stat (Japan). "Floor Area of New Construction Starts of Dwellings in Japan from 2016 to 2025 (in 1,000 Square Meters)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 30 Jan 2026, /statistics/1272938/japan-floor-space-dwelling-construction-starts-by-structure/
e-Stat (Japan), Floor area of new construction starts of dwellings in Japan from 2016 to 2025 (in 1,000 square meters) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1272938/japan-floor-space-dwelling-construction-starts-by-structure/ (last visited July 21, 2026)
Floor area of new construction starts of dwellings in Japan from 2016 to 2025 (in 1,000 square meters) [Graph], e-Stat (Japan), January 30, 2026. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1272938/japan-floor-space-dwelling-construction-starts-by-structure/
