# Japan Housing Starts – Jan 30, 2026: 62,118

> Canonical page: https://fxmacrodata.com/japan/housing-starts/announcements/jpy_housing_starts_2026-01-30
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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Status | Released |
| Actual | 62,118 |
| Previous | 59,524 |
| Forecast | -- |
| Surprise | -- |
| Reference period | 2025-12-31 |
| Release time (local) | Planned 2026-01-30 14:00 Asia/Tokyo |
| Release time (UTC) | Planned 2026-01-30 05:00 UTC |
| Release ID | jpy_housing_starts_2026-01-30 |

Japan Housing Starts came in at 62,118 on Jan 30, 2026, compared with 59,524 previously. See the full release history, chart, Bank of Japan context, and API access for this series.

## Recent release history

| Release date | Actual | Previous | Forecast |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-10-30 | 61,826 | 63,974 | -- |
| 2026-09-30 | 63,974 | 66,439 | -- |
| 2026-08-31 | 66,439 | 66,344 | -- |
| 2026-07-31 | 66,344 | 57,877 | -- |
| 2026-06-30 | 57,877 | 62,569 | -- |
| 2026-05-29 | 62,569 | 63,495 | -- |
| 2026-04-30 | 63,495 | 57,630 | -- |
| 2026-03-31 | 57,630 | 55,898 | -- |
| 2026-02-27 | 55,898 | 62,118 | -- |
| 2026-01-30 | 62,118 | 59,524 | -- |
| 2025-12-25 | 59,524 | 71,871 | -- |
| 2025-11-28 | 71,871 | 63,570 | -- |

## API access

```
GET https://api.fxmacrodata.com/v1/announcements/jpy/housing_starts
X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY
```

The endpoint returns the full announcement history for this series, including point-in-time release timestamps.

## Related

- Previous release: https://fxmacrodata.com/japan/housing-starts/announcements/jpy_housing_starts_2025-12-25
- Next release: https://fxmacrodata.com/japan/housing-starts/announcements/jpy_housing_starts_2026-02-27
- Full series and chart: https://fxmacrodata.com/japan/housing-starts
- Machine-readable surfaces index: https://fxmacrodata.com/llms.txt