Nakashima, who bought the apartment here in Kashiwa, said it would take him at least another decade to whittle down his loan to the point that he could pay it off by selling his home.

• 房地真是金融经济不合理现象的缩影啊...明明是每人必需的居住空间，工作决定的居住位置，却没有人能轻易地负担。