Tokyo, a megalopolis of 38 million inhabitants, is often described as chaotic and bewildering. The city indeed appears to be a complex web of ultra-modern buildings and small private houses ...

The shrine-style bathhouse, with its bright blue noren entrance curtain, stands out among the more modern houses on a quiet street just a stone's throw from the Arakawa River on Tokyo's north ...

Coffee house fan Kawaguchi Yōko provides a guide to a series of cafés around Tokyo that are located in renovated traditional folk houses, offering a sense of history along with a drink and a ...

“After living here, I do not need a big house,” Ota continued. “I have everything I need…. What I would do in a big house? I cannot imagine.” Land in Tokyo cost an average of $1,000 per ...

Two cantilevered stacked volumes of contrasting materials form Laxus, a new home designed by Japanese studio Apollo Architects & Associates. Located on a corner plot in the Ota Ward of Tokyo, the ...

The New York-based private equity firm, which has already been active in Japan dealmaking, said on Wednesday that it acquired a portfolio of 1,195 shared rental houses in the greater Tokyo area ...