The oddly shaped residence responds "to the mixed curvature and verticality of surrounding trees" along one of the city’s ...

The well-known residence resembles a bright-yellow domino, with its narrowest side measuring just under 2 feet wide. Its ...

On the coast of Japan, southwest of Tokyo, it’s possible to buy a little house with a view of the ocean for $37,000. In Kyoto, you can buy a house in walking distance from historic temples for $80,000 ...

Taking the bones of a 60-year-old wooden Japanese house, the Superhost owners of this lovely property kept relaxation top of ...

Some newer houses around the country are barely wider than a common family car. From left, Takina Shimura and his parents, Tomoko Shimura and Yoshiki Shimura, in their compact house in Zushi, Japan, a ...

Sangenjaya is a small but busy neighborhood in Tokyo, about three stops from the famous Shibuya Crossing. Imagine not being far from Westminster in London or Times Square in Manhattan, New York — but ...

With a shrinking population and more than 10 million abandoned properties, the country is straining to match houses with curious buyers. By Tim Hornyak When Jaya Thursfield found a house he wanted to ...

Fukasawa, a residential area in south-west Tokyo, is quietly known for its architectural charm, with typically small ...

The number of vacant houses in Japan has surged to a record high of nine million – more than enough for each person in New York City – as the east Asian country continues to struggle with its ...

Dozens of Japanese companies are capitalizing on a combination of satellite imagery and artificial intelligence to help them ...

It has been one month since a massive fire burned over 180 buildings in Japan's Oita Prefecture. NHK World's Yoshikawa ...