A group firm of Sapporo Holdings Ltd. opened a new commercial building in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district on Saturday.
A planned makeover of historic Nijo Castle here could involve renting out the room where modern Japan came into being so international conferences can be held there.
The Bank of Japan's main building is to undergo major renovation to make it more resistant to earthquakes.
The corner appears to have been chopped off this house in Japanese city Oita, revealing a tree growing behind the building's walls (+ slideshow).
For this unique home, Atelier Tekuto teamed up with experts to develop an environmentally-friendly concrete made—not from sand—but volcanic ash.
Spotting a pagoda in Japan isn’t such a rare occurrence, as the towers are a pretty common feature of temple architecture. However, five-story-tall examples are few and far between, so much so that the five-floor pagodas in Tokyo, Kyoto, and Hiroshima Prefecture are regular stops on sightseeing tours. 
With scenic views overlooking the Atomic Bomb Dome, the 14-story Orizuru Tower (Paper Crane Tower) was completed on July 6 ahead of opening its observation deck next week to sightseers.
This awesome barn style home design is a unique workshop / home in Hamamatsu City by Japanese architecture firm Yukiharu Suzuki & Associates. 
This residential pyramid architecture in Hiroshima is as innovative inside as its facade would lead you to believe. Designed by Japanese architecture firm Suppose, this pyramidal design is almost whimsical, with a dark, dramatic aura – quite the contrast to the traditional village-style homes in the area. 
This natural light house plan is a must-see. We love the ever-evolving, innovative ideas behind Japanese architecture, and the Daylight House certainly strays from the usual, the expected, dare we say, the boring. 
Architecture studio Furuichi and Associates has completed a museum dedicated to Japan's Jōmon period, featuring a multi-faceted roofscape designed to evoke the inside of a cave.
In a quiet residential area of takarazuka, a city located in japan’s hyōgo prefecture, architecture studio coo planning has completed an angular multi-storey residence on a prominent corner plot. Built into a gentle slope, the aluminum-clad building maximizes the plot’s dimensions in order to provide spacious living accommodation. 
A world-renowned Japanese architect on April 24 visited areas hard hit by the massive quakes here and in the surrounding areas to set up simple partitions for evacuees gathered at gymnasiums and other facilities lacking privacy. 
In Nomi City, Japan, architect Kengo Kuma has renovated an office building recognized as the world’s first earthquake resistant building strengthened by carbon fiber. Rising at three-storeys, the building called ‘fa-bo’ serves as workspace, exhibition and research facility for japanese fabric manufacturer Komatsu Seiren.