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Condominiums in China

Condominiums in China

File photo taken on Nov. 25, 2025, shows a cluster of high-rise condominiums in Chengdu in Sichuan Province, China.

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Missile-hit condominiums in Kyiv

Missile-hit condominiums in Kyiv

Photo taken on Aug. 28, 2025, shows destroyed condominiums in Kyiv following Russian missile attacks.

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Missile-hit condominiums in Kyiv

Missile-hit condominiums in Kyiv

Photo taken on Aug. 28, 2025, shows destroyed condominiums in Kyiv following Russian missile attacks.

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Condominiums in Tokyo

Condominiums in Tokyo

Photo taken on June 23, 2025, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a cluster of condominium buildings in Tokyo.

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Condominiums in Tokyo

Condominiums in Tokyo

Photo taken on June 23, 2025, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a cluster of condominium buildings in Tokyo.

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Condominiums in Tokyo

Condominiums in Tokyo

Photo taken on June 23, 2025, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a cluster of condominium buildings in Tokyo.

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Condominiums in Tokyo

Condominiums in Tokyo

Photo taken on June 23, 2025, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a cluster of condominium buildings in Tokyo.

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[Breaking News]High-rise condominiums in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan, April 21 Kyodo - Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 21, 2025, shows high-rise condominium buildings in Tokyo's waterfront area. (Kyodo)

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High-rise condominiums in Tokyo

High-rise condominiums in Tokyo

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 21, 2025, shows high-rise condominium buildings in Tokyo's waterfront area.

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High-rise condominiums in Tokyo

High-rise condominiums in Tokyo

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 21, 2025, shows high-rise condominium buildings in Tokyo's waterfront area.

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High-rise condominiums in Tokyo

High-rise condominiums in Tokyo

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 21, 2025, shows high-rise condominium buildings (front, C) under construction in Tokyo's Chuo Ward.

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Reconstruction in flood-hit North Korean city

DANDONG, China, Oct. 4 Kyodo - Video taken on Oct. 3, 2024, from Dandong, a Chinese border city near the Yalu River, shows high-rise condominiums under construction in Sinuiju, a North Korean city heavily damaged by floods in late July. (Kyodo)

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Reconstruction in flood-hit North Korean city

Reconstruction in flood-hit North Korean city

Photo taken on Oct. 4, 2024, from Dandong, a Chinese border city near the Yalu River, shows high-rise condominiums under construction in Sinuiju, a North Korean city heavily damaged by floods in late July.

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Reconstruction in flood-hit North Korean city

Reconstruction in flood-hit North Korean city

Photo taken on Oct. 4, 2024, from Dandong, a Chinese border city near the Yalu River, shows high-rise condominiums under construction in Sinuiju, a North Korean city heavily damaged by floods in late July.

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Reconstruction in flood-hit North Korean city

Reconstruction in flood-hit North Korean city

Photo taken on Oct. 3, 2024, from Dandong, a Chinese border city near the Yalu River, shows high-rise condominiums under construction in Sinuiju, a North Korean city heavily damaged by floods in late July.

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Condominiums in Beijing

Condominiums in Beijing

Photo taken on June 15, 2024, shows condominium buildings in Beijing.

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Condominiums in Tokyo

Condominiums in Tokyo

Photo taken on June 26, 2024, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a cluster of condominiums in Tokyo's Harumi area.

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Condominiums in Beijing

Condominiums in Beijing

Photo taken on Sept. 1, 2023, shows a cluster of condominiums in Beijing, reflecting the trend of falling housing prices in China.

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China Evergrande Group goes broke

China Evergrande Group goes broke

Photo taken on Aug. 18, 2023, shows condominiums developed by China Evergrande Group, which filed for bankruptcy in a New York court the previous day.

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Image of condominiums and housing complexes

Image of condominiums and housing complexes

Image of condominiums and housing complexes=Date:August 7, 2023,Place:Kanagawa pref.

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High-rise condominiums in Tokyo area

High-rise condominiums in Tokyo area

File photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 31, 2023, shows high-rise condominiums in Kawasaki in the greater Tokyo area.

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High-rise condominiums in Tokyo area

High-rise condominiums in Tokyo area

File photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 31, 2023, shows high-rise condominiums in Kawasaki in the greater Tokyo area.

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High-rise condominiums in Tokyo area

High-rise condominiums in Tokyo area

File photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 31, 2023, shows high-rise condominiums in Kawasaki in the greater Tokyo area.

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Japan to promote CLT-based wooden buildings

Japan to promote CLT-based wooden buildings

TOKYO, Japan - Construction of an experimental wooden building based on cross-laminated timber (CLT) is under way in Yukawa, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 24, 2014, to test the use of CLT. The Forestry Agency expects the application of CLT to four- or five-story wooden condominiums and other buildings as strong as ferroconcrete structures to increase the use of homegrown timber.

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Japan to promote wooden buildings based on CLT

Japan to promote wooden buildings based on CLT

TOKYO, Japan - An experimental wooden building based on cross-laminated timber (CLT) in Yukawa, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, is seen in this file photo taken on Dec. 24, 2014. The Forestry Agency is testing the application of CLT to four- to five-story wooden condominiums and other buildings as strong as ferroconcrete structures to increase the use of homegrown timber.

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Mosquito nets for bedding draws fresh attention

Mosquito nets for bedding draws fresh attention

FUKUI, Japan - A stand-type mosquito net for bedding is shown in Fukui, western Japan, on July 31, 2014. Mosquito nets are attracting attention again in today's energy-saving society in summer, especially among people living alone or those living in condominiums in urban areas.

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Toranomon Hills skyscraper set to open in Tokyo

Toranomon Hills skyscraper set to open in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - The Toranomon Hills skyscraper housing a hotel, condominiums, business offices and a shopping mall is photographed in Tokyo on June 9, 2014, ahead of its opening on June 11.

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Beijing high-rise condos

Beijing high-rise condos

BEIJING, China - Photo taken in August 2013 shows high-rise condominiums in Beijing, China.

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High-rise condos in Beijing

High-rise condos in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Photo shows high-rise condominiums in Beijing, China, on Oct. 20, 2013. (Photo taken with ultra wide-angle lens)

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Illuminated condos in Pyongyang

Illuminated condos in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - High-rise condominiums in Pyongyang's Mansudae area are lit up with illuminations at around 10 p.m. in early September 2012.

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Financial crisis in Spain

Financial crisis in Spain

MADRID, Spain - A May, 2012 photo shows an area in Madrid where partly built condominiums are left incomplete.

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Business in Pyongyang under new leader

Business in Pyongyang under new leader

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A construction site is pictured in Pyongyang at 7 p.m. on Feb. 13, 2012. Surrounding condominiums are dimmed in order to save power in the face of electricity shortages.

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China's economy grows 10.3% in 2010

China's economy grows 10.3% in 2010

BEIJING, China - A man rides a bicycle past high-rise condominiums in the Beijing suburbs on Jan. 18, 2011. China said Jan. 20 its economy grew 10.3 percent in 2010 for the first double-digit expansion in three years.

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High-rise condos in Tokyo's Shinonome

High-rise condos in Tokyo's Shinonome

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken Oct. 19, 2010, shows high-rise condominiums in Tokyo's Shinonome district.

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China's GDP grows 10.7% on year

China's GDP grows 10.7% on year

BEIJING, China - High-rise condominiums are seen under construction in downtown Beijing on Jan. 20, 2010. China said the following day that its economy grew 10.7 percent in the October-December quarter from the same period last year and expanded 8.7 percent for 2009.

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Condos in Myanmar capital Naypyidaw

Condos in Myanmar capital Naypyidaw

NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar - Condominiums for public employees stand in a waterside area of Myanmar's capital Naypyidaw.

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Prompted by Aussie invasion, local town curbs resort development

Prompted by Aussie invasion, local town curbs resort development

SAPPORO, Japan - Construction of many condominiums is under way in Kutchan town's Niseko Hirafu district in Hokkaido. Behind them is Mt. Yotei

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Anti-quake data for 5 Sapporo condos confirmed fabricated

Anti-quake data for 5 Sapporo condos confirmed fabricated

SAPPORO, Japan - Sapporo Mayor Fumio Ueda speaks to reporters March 7 at Sapporo City Hall after the earthquake-resistance data of five condominiums in the city was confirmed fabricated.

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Ito denies any wrongdoing over links with Huser

Ito denies any wrongdoing over links with Huser

TOKYO, Japan - House of Representatives member and former state minister Kosuke Ito speaks at the lower house's Political Ethics Committee on Feb. 23. He denied any lobbying activities on behalf of property developer Huser Ltd., accused of selling condominiums vulnerable to earthquakes. (Pool photo)

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Gov't panel adopts new measures to toughen penalties on architects

Gov't panel adopts new measures to toughen penalties on architects

TOKYO, Japan - A land ministry panel is in session at the ministry on Feb. 22, The panel adopted a set of new measures, including tougher penalties on architects and construction companies, to prevent a recurrence of a scandal involving the falsification of quake-resistance structural data for condominiums and hotels.

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Condo buyers ask court to have Huser declared bankrupt

Condo buyers ask court to have Huser declared bankrupt

TOKYO, Japan - A total of 309 buyers of nine substandard condominiums (including the one in file photo taken in Nove,ber 2006), developed by Huser Ltd. filed a petition with the Tokyo District Court on Jan. 31 to have the developer declared bankrupt, in a bid to have its assets used for compensation.

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Condo developer Huser sues local gov'ts over building screenings

Condo developer Huser sues local gov'ts over building screenings

TOKYO, Japan - Condominium developer Huser Ltd. President Susumu Ojima speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on Jan. 30 after his company filed a lawsuit earlier in the day with the Tokyo District Court demanding 18 local governments pay 14 billion yen in damages for overlooking quakeproof data fabrications despite their screenings of building plans for its condominiums.

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Buyers of condos with fake quake data call for state support

Buyers of condos with fake quake data call for state support

TOKYO, Japan - Katsutoshi Shimizu (R), a representative of buyers of condominiums developed by Huser Ltd. with fabricated quake-resistance data, speaks at a session of the House of Councillors Land, Infrastructure and Transport Committee on Jan. 19. Shimizu called on the government to extend support for reconstructing the defective buildings.

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LDP lawmaker denies arranging meeting over defective buildings

LDP lawmaker denies arranging meeting over defective buildings

TOKYO, Japan - Former state minister Kosuke Ito speaks at a press conference at the Liberal democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 19. Ito, who served as state minister and director general of the National Land Agency from November 1996 to September 1997, denied allegations that he arranged a meeting between the head of a property developer accused of selling earthquake-vulnerable condominiums and senior officials of the Land, Infrastructure and Transport Ministry on Nov. 15, two days before the ministry revealed a building-code violation scandal.

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Architect Aneha fails to appear before Diet panel

Architect Aneha fails to appear before Diet panel

TOKYO, Japan - Tomoyuki Watanabe (L), head of a construction design office, Togo Fujita (C), president of eHomes Inc., and Takahide Suzuki, president of Japan ERI Co., attend a meeting of the House of Representatives Land, Infrastructure and Transport Committee on Dec. 7 to speak as unsworn witnesses in connection with a scandal over architect Hidetsugu Aneha's falsification of quake-resistance data for condominiums and hotels.

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Gov't to buy, dismantle problem condos, sell after rebuilding

Gov't to buy, dismantle problem condos, sell after rebuilding

TOKYO, Japan - Cabinet ministers are seated for a meeting to discuss measures to address problems of buildings built on false quake-proof data. Under a set of measures adopted by the state, the central and local governments will use public funds to help owner-residents of units in quake-susceptible condominiums by buying, demolishing and rebuilding them, with the rebuilt condos to be sold to the former residents if they want.

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Gov't interviews condo developers over data falsification scam

Gov't interviews condo developers over data falsification scam

TOKYO, Japan - Susumu Kojima (L), president of Huser Ltd., sits in a branch office of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Nov. 25 in Tokyo for questioning by ministry officials over condominiums built with false quake-resistance data. The interview was conducted after an architect acknowledged that he falsified structural data for at least 21 buildings in Tokyo, Kanagawa and Chiba prefectures.

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Builder of defective condos to soon file for bankruptcy

Builder of defective condos to soon file for bankruptcy

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Moriyoshi Kimura, president of Kimura Construction Co., the builder of dozens of defective condominiums and hotels with falsified quake-resistance data, holds back his tears and reads comments during a news conference in the prefectural capital of Kumamoto on Nov. 24. He said the company will soon file for bankruptcy.

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Disgraced Kumamoto builder's check not honored

Disgraced Kumamoto builder's check not honored

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Kimura Kensetsu, a construction company based in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, said Nov. 22 that one of its checks was not honored by its lender on Nov. 21 after it became caught in the media spotlight due to its involvement in building dozens of defective condominiums and hotels. The firm posted a public announcement about the incident at the entrance of its headquarters (shown in photo).

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Uncompleted high-rises in China

Uncompleted high-rises in China

Photo taken in Zhengzhou in Henan Province, China, on Sept. 8, 2022, shows uncompleted high-rise condominiums, whose construction has been suspended due to cash flow problems.

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