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Two Japanese architects built a tiny home on the edge of a cliff - and it actually works

Two Japanese architects designed and built a compact 57sqm home on the edge of a steep site, transforming an extremely limited space into a striking minimalist living environment. Clever architecture, ...
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Two Japanese architects built a home on the edge of Tokyo - then the impossible happened

Designed by two Japanese architects, this stunning 57sqm home transforms a compact urban footprint into a calm, open, and highly functional living space through intelligent minimalist design. Clever ...
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Japanese firms’ buying spree of U.S. homebuilders keeps heating up—4th deal in 5 weeks

On Friday, Trumark Homes—which has been majority owned by Japan-based Daiwa House since 2020—announced that it has struck a deal to acquire a Seattle metro-based homebuilder JK Monarch. The deal is ...

Why Japanese homebuilders are targeting the U.S. housing market

Japanese companies now own 33 homebuilders that operate in the U.S. Once the most recent deals are closed, they will have close to 6% of U.S. market share. As they build more homes, it could actually ...
Fast Company

Japanese firms’ growing grip on the housing market, as told by one chart

There was a five-week window this spring during which four different U.S. homebuilders—one of them publicly traded, Tri Pointe Homes—were acquired by Japanese firms. At the time, ResiClub estimated ...