Typhoons, earthquakes and torrential downpours have caused large-scale damage throughout Japan, but now the city is using a ...

The Japanese government is set to introduce new standards on evaluating the durability of wooden buildings with the aim of ...

Home to more than 14 million people, Tokyo is a thriving metropolis that continues to change and adapt. Modernisation enables such a large population to prosper, and new developments in technology ...

Tokyo will oblige homebuilders to outfit their newly built homes and buildings with solar panels starting in April 2025. A legislative measure to introduce quotas for solar panel installations ...

Police in Japan have charged a man with the murder, saying he was a follower who had tracked her location by the buildings ...

So what makes the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Tower special? It's free! The nearly 800-foot-tall building houses two observatories (North and South observatory) that are the highest vantage ...

An explosion and fire in a multi-tenant building in Tokyo’s Shinbashi district on July 3 caused serious burns to the faces of two restaurant workers and minor injuries to two passers-by. The ...

The rules apply to homes with total rooftop areas of more than 20 square meters, and to buildings with rooftops smaller than 2,000 square meters. The Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly has approved new ...

"Kyobashi in Tokyo, where the building is located, has long been home to many small galleries," I IN told Dezeen. "This building was constructed five years ago in such a location and is a rare ...