ABSTRACT
In this chapter, the authors look at changes in Japan’s housing conditions within the post-growth context. Japan stands at the leading edge of transitions into a post-growth society in the East Asian region as well as the Global North, providing a vivid case study with regard to housing developments after the growth age. The authors aim to identify key elements such as the demographic, economic and policy shifts that shape post-growth social transformations in Japan. This is followed by various analyses of housing conditions in the post-growth age. They explore the role that housing plays in reorganizing inter- and intra-generational social inequalities. The government encouraged family households to access home ownership in terms of implementing housing policy, while the tax, social security and corporate-based welfare systems gave a range of economic advantages to family households. In many developed economies including Japan, facilitating the supply of housing loans has been a key to stimulating economies.
