One of the most significant Japanese urban houses of the 20th century, it is an extraordinary nugget of architectural intelligence compressed within a tiny 20 sq. m triangular plot left over from ...

But, the city is in need of an update of its own. Seventy per cent of Tokyo's energy-related CO2 emissions arise from energy used in homes and buildings.

Since 2018, the native of Södermalm, the southern island in Stockholm, Sweden, has been fastidiously recreating buildings from Tokyo, Japan, as part of an ongoing series he calls TokyoBuild.

If Tokyo gets chosen, people will gather here, and it can keep growing,” he told The Associated Press in a recent interview. Tsuji took over as CEO from Minoru Mori, son of the Mori real estate ...

Language barriers can also be a significant issue. Previously, these abandoned houses were found primarily in rural areas. However, the trend is spreading to major cities like Tokyo and Kyoto.

The Tokyo municipal authorities are working on new regulations to make solar installations mandatory for new homes with total rooftop areas of more than 20 square meters, and for buildings with ...

CBRE reports office rents are set to fall for Tokyo Grade A buildings, but will continue to rise in regional cities. New supply in Tokyo will average 233,000 tsubo in 2018 and 2019, an increase of ...

Global property consultant CBRE is reporting this week that Tokyo's office vacancy rate was up 0.3 points quarter-over-quarter reaching 3.9% in Q4 2021. The primary factors were an increase in ...

The Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly has approved new mandatory PV requirements for new buildings and homes from 2025. The new measures are part of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's plan to reduce ...