j16sdiz 16 hours ago

It works for Taiwan and Japan

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bane 15 hours ago

Japanese houses aren't built with brick.

grvdrm 15 hours ago

Is that brick or is it reinforced masonry?

CharlieDigital 15 hours ago

Both. Older single story tends to be brick.

Newer multistory is typically cast in place with rebar reinforcement from what I can tell.

In the countryside, you might find more masonry block construction, but not in dense urban areas like Taipei and Taichung where the norm is to build up. Most "single family homes" are what we would consider very large condos in the US.