Cancellation of the Controversial Plan to Build Asaka Housing Complex
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![December 1, 2011, Asaka, Japan - Construction is halted for a sprawling housing complex of Japanese government employees in Asaka, Saitama Prefecture, about 19km northwest of Tokyo, on October 17, 2011. The Finance Ministry officially cancelled the controversial plan to build Asaka housing complex amid growing public criticism of the use of taxpayers money in a time of financial difficulties to build and maintain low-rent apartment for public servants. The ministry will eliminate 56,000 housing units reserved for civil servants over the next five years. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000_dgpeRpX1F0/t/124/I0000_dgpeRpX1F0.jpg)
December 1, 2011, Asaka, Japan - Construction is halted for a...
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![December 1, 2011, Asaka, Japan - Construction is halted for a sprawling housing complex of Japanese government employees in Asaka, Saitama Prefecture, about 19km northwest of Tokyo, on October 17, 2011. The Finance Ministry officially cancelled the controversial plan to build Asaka housing complex amid growing public criticism of the use of taxpayers money in a time of financial difficulties to build and maintain low-rent apartment for public servants. The ministry will eliminate 56,000 housing units reserved for civil servants over the next five years. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000tAvOWYOrU84/t/124/I0000tAvOWYOrU84.jpg)
December 1, 2011, Asaka, Japan - Construction is halted for a...
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![December 1, 2011, Asaka, Japan - Construction is halted for a sprawling housing complex of Japanese government employees in Asaka, Saitama Prefecture, about 19km northwest of Tokyo, on October 17, 2011. The Finance Ministry officially cancelled the controversial plan to build Asaka housing complex amid growing public criticism of the use of taxpayers money in a time of financial difficulties to build and maintain low-rent apartment for public servants. The ministry will eliminate 56,000 housing units reserved for civil servants over the next five years. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000iahUbFDGpZw/t/124/I0000iahUbFDGpZw.jpg)
December 1, 2011, Asaka, Japan - Construction is halted for a...
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![December 1, 2011, Asaka, Japan - Construction is halted for a sprawling housing complex of Japanese government employees in Asaka, Saitama Prefecture, about 19km northwest of Tokyo, on October 17, 2011. The Finance Ministry officially cancelled the controversial plan to build Asaka housing complex amid growing public criticism of the use of taxpayers money in a time of financial difficulties to build and maintain low-rent apartment for public servants. The ministry will eliminate 56,000 housing units reserved for civil servants over the next five years. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000EfLCiezoBmY/t/124/I0000EfLCiezoBmY.jpg)
December 1, 2011, Asaka, Japan - Construction is halted for a...
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![December 1, 2011, Asaka, Japan - Construction is halted for a sprawling housing complex of Japanese government employees in Asaka, Saitama Prefecture, about 19km northwest of Tokyo, on October 17, 2011. The Finance Ministry officially cancelled the controversial plan to build Asaka housing complex amid growing public criticism of the use of taxpayers money in a time of financial difficulties to build and maintain low-rent apartment for public servants. The ministry will eliminate 56,000 housing units reserved for civil servants over the next five years. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000hi7dJVTlCF8/t/124/I0000hi7dJVTlCF8.jpg)
December 1, 2011, Asaka, Japan - Construction is halted for a...
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![December 1, 2011, Asaka, Japan - Construction is halted for a sprawling housing complex of Japanese government employees in Asaka, Saitama Prefecture, about 19km northwest of Tokyo, on October 17, 2011. The Finance Ministry officially cancelled the controversial plan to build Asaka housing complex amid growing public criticism of the use of taxpayers money in a time of financial difficulties to build and maintain low-rent apartment for public servants. The ministry will eliminate 56,000 housing units reserved for civil servants over the next five years. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000EeK7pYUjEIQ/t/124/I0000EeK7pYUjEIQ.jpg)
December 1, 2011, Asaka, Japan - Construction is halted for a...
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![December 1, 2011, Asaka, Japan - Construction is halted for a sprawling housing complex of Japanese government employees in Asaka, Saitama Prefecture, about 19km northwest of Tokyo, on October 17, 2011. The Finance Ministry officially cancelled the controversial plan to build Asaka housing complex amid growing public criticism of the use of taxpayers money in a time of financial difficulties to build and maintain low-rent apartment for public servants. The ministry will eliminate 56,000 housing units reserved for civil servants over the next five years. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000B7m1qBAXFoE/t/124/I0000B7m1qBAXFoE.jpg)
December 1, 2011, Asaka, Japan - Construction is halted for a...