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.

This photo shows buildings damaged by a mudslide at the Izusan district in Atami, west of Tokyo, Saturday, July 3, 2021, following heavy rains in the area. The mudslide carrying a deluge of black ...

A strong earthquake struck Saturday off northern Japan, shaking buildings even in Tokyo and triggering a tsunami advisory for a part of the northern coast. There were no immediate reports of ...

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.

New homes and residential buildings in Tokyo must come equipped with solar panels under a revised ordinance as of April 1. What do you think about this? - Japan Today Appearance JapanToday Sotokanda S ...

T O K Y O, Jan. 24 -- Tokyo is one of the world's largest cities, and it is also a vast, sprawling concrete jungle. Largely destroyed during World War II, it was rapidly rebuilt with plenty of ...

Tokyo’s Skinniest Houses In Japan’s capital, some forgo suburban houses and downtown apartments in favor of building unique homes on tiny lots By Yuka Hayashi Share Resize ...

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 ...

TOKYO—Kazutaka Niijima is in charge of giving away houses in Tokyo. It isn’t as easy as it sounds. On a recent morning, Mr. Niijima visited one of his properties, a century-old wooden house on ...

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 ...