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is the Japanese word for a large cluster of apartment buildings of a particular style and design, typically built as public housing by government authorities. The Japan Housing Corporation (JHC), now known as the Urban Renaissance Agency (UR), was founded in 1955. During the 1950s, 60s, and 70s, the JHC built many ''danchi'' in suburban areas to offset the housing demand of the then-increasing Japanese population. Today, fewer and fewer Japanese live in the gradually aging ''danchi'', generally preferring individual housing or condominiums, known as . Many ''danchi'' are owned by large corporations, who charge low or no rent to employees to encourage them to live alongside their colleagues to foster a corporate "family" atmosphere. The rent payment for a ''danchi'' is much cheaper than that of a ''mansion'' or a mortgage, but for public ''danchi'' the prospective tenant must usually participate in a lottery to be assigned an open apartment. Some ''danchi'' built in recent years are quite modern and spacious, but since there is a lottery for assignment the waiting list can often run years. On the other hand, there continue to be many open slots in older, distant ''danchi''. Residents in UR danchi do not have to pay key money or contract renewal fees, making the residences cheaper than comparable housing even if the monthly rents are equivalent.〔Brasor, Phillip, and Masako Tsubuku, "(There are advantages to choosing UR property )", ''Japan Times'', 6 September 2011, p. 10.〕 ==See also== *Housing in Japan * Public housing * Housing estate 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Danchi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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