In 2025, construction starts of wood frame structure buildings in Japan covered a floor area of around **** million square meters, accounting for over **Â percent of the total floor space of building construction starts. Steel structure buildings followed, with a floor space of around **** million square meters. The total floor area fell below ** square meters for the first time in decades.
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e-Stat (Japan). (January 30, 2026). Floor area of building construction starts in Japan from 2016 to 2025, by structure (in 1,000 square meters) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 20, 2026, from /statistics/1341982/japan-floor-space-building-construction-starts-by-structure/
e-Stat (Japan). "Floor area of building construction starts in Japan from 2016 to 2025, by structure (in 1,000 square meters)." Chart. January 30, 2026. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 20, 2026. /statistics/1341982/japan-floor-space-building-construction-starts-by-structure/
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e-Stat (Japan). "Floor Area of Building Construction Starts in Japan from 2016 to 2025, by Structure (in 1,000 Square Meters)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 30 Jan 2026, /statistics/1341982/japan-floor-space-building-construction-starts-by-structure/
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Floor area of building construction starts in Japan from 2016 to 2025, by structure (in 1,000 square meters) [Graph], e-Stat (Japan), January 30, 2026. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1341982/japan-floor-space-building-construction-starts-by-structure/
