First it was motorbikes, then it was cars, after that consumer electronics - now it's houses: Japanese production techniques are increasingly being touted as part of the solution to the UK's housing needs. Japan massively outstrips this country's rate of housing delivery, even taking into account its larger population of 127 million. Official statistics show well over 900,000 starts in 2016, whereas in the 12 months to December 2016, there were 154,280 starts in England, according to UK government figures.
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