Retro Japan: Tokyo textbook library designed in art deco style stores historical materials
An art deco building in the Japanese capital that has been serving as the country's first textbook library houses materials ...
Foreign buyers eye Japan's empty houses with millions available for cheap — but experts warn of risks
While many places in the world face a housing shortage, Japan is facing the opposite problem: an oversupply of homes on the ...
How Japan’s infamous Nakagin Capsule Tower is finding new life
The Tokyo structure's dismantling in 2022 saw a number of its capsules repurposed globally - even at Hong Kong's M+ - ...
Explore Japan’s Under-The-Radar Setouchi Region With These 4 Tours
Explore Japan's lesser-known Setouchi region through 4 unique tours, that blend art, history and natural beauty for an ...
Praying inside the belly of a great white whale at church in Japan's Hyogo Prefecture; architect Togo Murano’s legacy
A giant white whale is swimming leisurely, its tail raised high, through a residential area in Takarazuka, Hyogo Prefecture, ...
3 to See: 'Portraits of a Community'; 'Dinosaur Safari'; 'Architecture of Neo-Tokyo'
Artist Judith Rae's 'Portraits of a Community'; 'Dinosaur Safari' at Cox Science Center; 'Akira: Architecture of Neo-Tokyo' ...
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Art Week Tokyo Co-Founder Atsuko Ninagawa on the State of Play in Japan’s Art Market
As Japan’s art world gains renewed attention, the Tokyo-based gallerist and co-founder of Art Week Tokyo shares her hopes for ...
Can Quake-Prone Japan Ever Embrace Nuclear Energy Again?
The government, its makeup in flux after the governing party lost seats this week, will soon need to make decisions that will ...
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Japan Excellent, Inc. Advances in Green Building Certification
Japan Excellent, Inc. (JP ... Currently, 89% of JEI’s properties by leasable area are certified as green buildings, reflecting their ongoing efforts in environmental performance enhancement.
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Art and signage commemorating the history and contributions of Spokane's early Japanese residents installed at Saranac Building
A map of downtown Spokane's east end, circa 1910, would be barely recognizable to most locals today. Even though all the familiar street names ...