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I got my first impression of Japanese culture through real-time strategy games, where choosing to play with the civilization meant getting disciplined units and sleek pagodas, and I've been a fan of ...

Japan is the land of the unusual, quirky and revolutionary, a place where you pretty much expect anything, including ...

Continuing his work exploring the office spaces of architecture studios from around the world, Archmospheres photographer Marc Goodwin has reached Japan, where he captured the workspace of ...

Toyo Ito & Associates, Architects, Sendai Mediatheque, Miyagi, Japan (1995-2001); left: exterior view; right: detail of interior support tube (photos ©Naoya Hatakeyama, courtesy of The Museum of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover home design and luxury real estate. There are few architects who can say they’ve sold full residential towers in a matter ...

The bespectacled architect smiled from his white-walled office in Yokohama. Japanese architect Riken Yamamoto was born in 1945 to civilian parents in Beijing, China. His engineer father was part of an ...

Traditional Japanese architecture reflects harmony simplicity and masterful craftsmanship. From wooden structures and elegant joinery to balanced natural design these buildings showcase centuries of ...

Tokyo’s skyline has been increasingly crowded by construction cranes since Japan’s winning bid to host the 2020 Olympic Games. For some, they represent progress and economic promise; for others, ...

Japan has one of the world’s most admired architectural traditions, one that has influenced Western artists and architects from the mid-19th century to the present. But at home Japanese architects ...

For travellers seeking something out of the ordinary, Setouchi is a treasure trove of one-of-a-kind places to stay offering a window into a Japan less travelled. This enchanting region of western ...