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Tokyo high rise housing draws demand amid suicides
In Takashimadaira near Tokyo, a 26 year old man leapt from an apartment block, part of a pattern of deaths by jumping since 1972. Yet young couples seek the low rent and central access of the 64 building complex and line up for lotteries. experts say high rises are necessary given Tokyo’s space and land limits.
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N.Y. Times
Takashimadaira
Japan
Tokyo
Satoko Hirata
Hirata
Japan Housing Corp
Corporation