Named after the Latin word for “wood,” the palm-sized LignoSat is tasked with demonstrating the renewable material’s ...

The Japanese property developer is expanding its portfolio of luxury accommodations to be a third mainstay business alongside office leasing and property sales.

While many places in the world face a housing shortage, Japan is facing the opposite problem: An oversupply of homes on the ...

We all know Suzuki and Toyota were already in bed together for electrified vehicle development, but the duo have now decided ...

Disasters that cause significant damage occur almost every year. If sea routes can be utilized to provide medical support ...

Rio Takeda of Japan won the LPGA’s Toto Japan Classic in a playoff that lasted six sudden-death playoff holes, defeating ...

The capital hopes to improve living conditions at evacuation centers and boost its disaster response capability.

During winter, cold indoor temperatures can increase blood pressure, leading to hypertension and an increased risk of ...

In this unrelated file photo, Vietnamese technical interns make a bed at a hotel in Marugame, Kagawa Prefecture, on July 30, ...

You will get a glorious extra hour of sleep. The bad: It'll be dark as a pocket by late afternoon for the next few months in ...

Amid a low fertility rate and ageing population, around nine million houses lie empty across Japan - but now they are ...

Design studio Simplicity used a palette of natural materials including wood, stone and tatami to evoke the look and feel of a traditional Japanese inn when creating the ryokan floor of the Four ...