Ahead of a record-breaking travel boom, the capital’s best stays fuse futuristic comforts with artisanal touches—proof that Japanese hospitality is constantly being reimagined.

A traditional Japanese sewing technique called sashiko, taught to victims of a 2011 disaster, has sparked a business creating ...

A new model of ownership is allowing middle-class families and wealthy vacationers alike to buy a piece of alluring ...

JAPANESE leisure services firm Koshidaka Holdings is set to enter the Philippine market via a P2.5-billion investment focused on the establishment of family centers, women-focused gyms and ...

"The authenticity of that particular building and its modern style, if it's going to live on, it should live on in people's memories. I think if it is replaced by something, it should be something ...

who is known as the father of modern Japanese architecture. Around 50 people who won a lottery got to watch the performance in a Japanese-style room on the second floor. Kakutayu performed the opening ...

"To provoke trouble in the name of Taiwan is to invite trouble for Japan," Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said, warning some people in Japan who refuse to reflect on history and secretly collude ...

Japan’s Expo 2025 Osaka Kansai bills itself as the “People’s Living Lab – a laboratory for a future society” and challenges the world to imagine a more sustainable future. But news ...

Trinity College Dublin may have been founded by Queen Elizabeth I, but for over 400 years every building on the prestigious university campus has been named after a man. Until now. This month ...

In modern architecture, the envelope of a building plays a crucial role in its functionality, energy efficiency and aesthetic appeal. High-performance window and curtain wall systems have emerged as ...

To accurately calculate the total surface area, the researchers incorporated data on the surface-to-volume ratio of different types of concrete structures that reflect Japanese building design ...