A Quick Look at Housing in Japan（クイックルック）は、日本の住宅事情・住宅政策に対する国際的な理解を得ることを目的として作成され、日本の国土・気候、経済社会状況から住宅事情の変遷、日本の住宅政策等（法制度、補助事業制度、住宅税制、技術開発など）までを、さまざまなデータをもとにコンパクトにわかりやすく解説しています。また、英語版だけでなく日本語版も英語版と同じ内容で作成していますので、国外・国内を問わず日本の住宅政策の概要を知りたい方々には最良の資料です。
　今版（2025-26年版）の作成にあたっては、国土交通省住宅局にご協力をいただきました。掲載されている内容は、2025年7月時点のものです。

　“A Quick Look at Housing in Japan” was written to help further international understanding of the housing situation and policies in Japan. Based on a wide range of data, it provides a clear, concise description of changes in housing, from the perspectives of geographical, climatic, economic, and social conditions in Japan, together with information about housing policies in Japan, including legal systems, financial assistance programs, housing-related taxation, and the development of technology.
　“A Quick Look at Housing in Japan” is the ideal information source for anyone seeking a general overview of housing policies in Japan. We hope that it will be used by people with an interest in the housing situation and policies of this country and that it will lead to successful efforts for mutual learning of issues in housing toward better housing policies.
　This edition has been prepared with the editorial cooperation of the Housing Bureau of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT). The information presented in this edition is as of July 2025.