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Alarm raised over Japan real estate

By Michiyo Nakamoto in Tokyo

Published: September 6 2007 03:00 | Last updated: September 6 2007 03:00

The head of Japan's second biggest housebuilder yesterday warned Japanese property prices were abubble set to burst, fuelling concerns that real estate prices have reached unsustainable levels just a few years into a recovery from a prolonged slump.

"The property market has become dangerous and I wouldn't be surprised if the real estate bubble goes bust," Takeo Higuchi, chairman of Daiwa House, told Bloomberg.

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