OSAKA -- Faced with a shrinking population back home, leading Japanese homebuilders have taken their rivalry to some of the U.S.'s biggest housing markets.
Daiwa House, Sekisui House and Sumitomo Forestry sell more homes in U.S. than in Japan

Brightland Homes is one of Sumitomo Forestry's U.S. builders. (Sumitomo Forestry)
OSAKA -- Faced with a shrinking population back home, leading Japanese homebuilders have taken their rivalry to some of the U.S.'s biggest housing markets.