item 2 : properties information concerning applied 2019s principal properties at october 27 , 2013 is set forth below : location type principal use square footage ownership santa clara , ca . . . . . . . . . . . office , plant & warehouse headquarters ; marketing ; manufacturing ; distribution ; research , development , engineering ; customer support 1476000 150000 leased austin , tx . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . office , plant & warehouse manufacturing 1719000 145000 leased rehovot , israel . . . . . . . . . . . office , plant & warehouse manufacturing ; research , development , engineering ; customer support 417000 leased singapore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . office , plant & warehouse manufacturing and customer support 392000 10000 leased gloucester , ma . . . . . . . . . . . office , plant & warehouse manufacturing ; research , development , engineering ; customer support 315000 131000 leased tainan , taiwan . . . . . . . . . . . office , plant & warehouse manufacturing and customer support 320000 owned because of the interrelation of applied 2019s operations , properties within a country may be shared by the segments operating within that country . products in the silicon systems group are manufactured in austin , texas ; singapore ; gloucester , massachusetts ; and rehovot , israel . remanufactured equipment products in the applied global services segment are produced primarily in austin , texas . products in the display segment are manufactured in tainan , taiwan ; santa clara , california ; and alzenau , germany . products in the energy and environmental solutions segment are primarily manufactured in alzenau , germany ; treviso , italy ; and cheseaux , switzerland . in addition to the above properties , applied also owns and leases offices , plants and/or warehouse locations in 78 locations throughout the world : 18 in europe , 21 in japan , 15 in north america ( principally the united states ) , 8 in china , 7 in korea , 6 in southeast asia , and 3 in taiwan . these facilities are principally used for manufacturing ; research , development and engineering ; and marketing , sales and/or customer support . applied also owns a total of approximately 139 acres of buildable land in texas , california , israel and italy that could accommodate additional building space . applied considers the properties that it owns or leases as adequate to meet its current and future requirements . applied regularly assesses the size , capability and location of its global infrastructure and periodically makes adjustments based on these assessments. .

Table: location type principal use squarefootage ownership santa clara ca office plant & warehouse headquarters ; marketing ; manufacturing ; distribution ; research developmentengineering ; customer support 1476000150000 ownedleased austin tx office plant & warehouse manufacturing 1719000145000 ownedleased rehovot israel office plant & warehouse manufacturing ; researchdevelopment engineering;customer support 4170005000 ownedleased singapore office plant & warehouse manufacturing andcustomer support 39200010000 ownedleased gloucester ma office plant & warehouse manufacturing ; researchdevelopment engineering;customer support 315000131000 ownedleased tainan taiwan office plant & warehouse manufacturing andcustomer support 320000 owned

item 2 : properties information concerning applied 2019s principal properties at october 27 , 2013 is set forth below : location type principal use square footage ownership santa clara , ca . . . . . . . . . . . office , plant & warehouse headquarters ; marketing ; manufacturing ; distribution ; research , development , engineering ; customer support 1476000 150000 leased austin , tx . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . office , plant & warehouse manufacturing 1719000 145000 leased rehovot , israel . . . . . . . . . . . office , plant & warehouse manufacturing ; research , development , engineering ; customer support 417000 leased singapore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . office , plant & warehouse manufacturing and customer support 392000 10000 leased gloucester , ma . . . . . . . . . . . office , plant & warehouse manufacturing ; research , development , engineering ; customer support 315000 131000 leased tainan , taiwan . . . . . . . . . . . office , plant & warehouse manufacturing and customer support 320000 owned because of the interrelation of applied 2019s operations , properties within a country may be shared by the segments operating within that country . products in the silicon systems group are manufactured in austin , texas ; singapore ; gloucester , massachusetts ; and rehovot , israel . remanufactured equipment products in the applied global services segment are produced primarily in austin , texas . products in the display segment are manufactured in tainan , taiwan ; santa clara , california ; and alzenau , germany . products in the energy and environmental solutions segment are primarily manufactured in alzenau , germany ; treviso , italy ; and cheseaux , switzerland . in addition to the above properties , applied also owns and leases offices , plants and/or warehouse locations in 78 locations throughout the world : 18 in europe , 21 in japan , 15 in north america ( principally the united states ) , 8 in china , 7 in korea , 6 in southeast asia , and 3 in taiwan . these facilities are principally used for manufacturing ; research , development and engineering ; and marketing , sales and/or customer support . applied also owns a total of approximately 139 acres of buildable land in texas , california , israel and italy that could accommodate additional building space . applied considers the properties that it owns or leases as adequate to meet its current and future requirements . applied regularly assesses the size , capability and location of its global infrastructure and periodically makes adjustments based on these assessments. .

Question: what percent of warehouse locations are located in japan .
Answer: 26.9%
Calculation: divide(21, 78)
Explanation: to find the percentage one must divide the warehouse locations in japan by the total warehouse locations .