Coming to Japan from Canada (and the crazy housing market that is Vancouver), I was surprised to find out that the average family could afford a brand new house, even in the city of Tokyo. In this video I explore how this is possible.

CORRECTION: The stats I gave for median annual household incomes in the United States and Canada are not quite right. I explain why in this video

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When The Dust Settles 2 – Jack Elphick
Whimsical And Playful 7 – Gavin Luke
Whimsical And Playful 11 – Gavin Luke
Playful 5 – Josef Falkensköld
Whimsical And Playful 15 – Gavin Luke
Whimsical And Playful 13 – Gavin Luke
Jaguar Jive – Niklas Ahlström
All Is Good Again 2 – Magnus Ringblom
Girl Next Door 3 – Martin Landh

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By Kzaral – Own work, GFDL,
By Kzaral – Own work, GFDL,
By Kzaral – Own work, GFDL,

By Utagawa Hiroshige (歌川広重) – The fifty-stree stages of Tokaido (one of 53 prints, +2 for start and terminus), Public Domain,
By 不明 unknown – 古い絵葉書 old postcard, Public Domain,
By Fg2 at en.wikipedia – Originally from en.wikipedia; description page is/was here. Original uploader was Fg2 at en.wikipedia, Public Domain,
By Aimaimyi – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0,
由Aimaimyi – 自己的作品,CC BY-SA 3.0,

By Gryffindor – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0,

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