The coffee shops are all set inside old-school buildings across the city, including renovated sento bathhouses, traditional Japanese-style homes and old shops. Some of the buildings are nearly a ...

"Everybody who's renovated an old Japanese house knows that ... but I don't think I'd do it again." Byron said building a new, but traditional Japanese home is "a way to preserve that heritage ...

An American fan of Japanese architecture is stepping in to preserve old homes, even if it means shipping them piece-by-piece across the country. A sprawling residence in the ancient city of ...

Yo Shimada is an outlier in Japanese architecture. The 43-year-old didn't have formal architecture training, or a mentor, nor was he ever articled to a practice. Instead, he began his own studio in ...

Japanese studio Akio Isshiki Architects has transformed an old wooden building into a warm-toned home and public restaurant named House in Hayashisaki Matsue Beach. Located on a coastal street in ...

Manhattan apartment buildings are still piquing the interest of Japanese businesses. Taguchi & Co., a decades-old dessert maker, has acquired 43 W. 27th St., a 16-unit site in the NoMad neighborhood.