Housing and Urban Development Corporation

Japanese: 住宅･都市整備公団 - じゅうたくとしせいびこうだん

A special corporation established on October 1, 1981 under the Housing and Urban Development Corporation Law. Although the absolute shortage of housing units in Japan was resolved by the 1970s, the demand for improved quality remained strong, and considering the further progress of urbanization, it was deemed an urgent task for future housing and urban policies to take into full consideration the relationship between the supply of housing and land and the development of cities, and to promote these in a comprehensive and integrated manner. For this reason, the Japan Housing Corporation (established in 1955) and the Housing and Urban Development Corporation (established in 1975), which had been promoting the supply of housing and land and the development of healthy urban areas, were merged to form the new Housing and Urban Development Corporation.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

1981年10月1日，住宅･都市整備公団法に基づき設立された特殊法人。昭和50年代に至り日本では住宅の絶対的戸数不足は解消されたものの，質の向上に対する要望は依然として根強く，また都市化のいっそうの進展を考慮すると，今後の住宅･都市政策は住宅･宅地の供給と都市の整備との関連に十分配慮しつつ，これらを総合的･一体的に推進していくことが緊急の課題とされた。このためそれまで住宅･宅地の供給および健全な市街地の整備を推進してきた日本住宅公団(1955設立)と宅地開発公団(1975設立)とが統合され，新たに住宅･都市整備公団が設立された。

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