TOKYO -- As wealthy domestic and international investors enjoy Japan's real estate boom, young salaried workers are being shut out of a key market for local property investors: Japan's shoebox condominiums, which have traditionally been a source of retirement income for many people.
Prices for one room condos, which owners often lease for rental income, are increasingly beyond the means of salaried workers. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Yutaka Miyaguchi, Arisa Moriyama and Konosuke Urata)
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