Housing boom arrives in small Thai town amid influx of Japanese expats

Housing boom arrives in small Thai town amid influx of Japanese expats

Photo taken on Aug. 14, 2015, shows a housing complex for Japanese expats built by a Tokyu Corp. subsidiary in the Thai coastal town of Si Racha, where about 6,000 Japanese people live. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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