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Taisekiji Shohondo temple with a view of Mount Fuji
CULTURE / Books
Oct 24, 2026
‘Vanishing Japan’ asks what is lost when buildings fall
Naomi Pollock’s “Vanishing Japan” is a beautiful record of demolished architectural masterpieces and 91AV原创 penchant for constant rebuilding.
The main keep of Osaka Castle in the city of Osaka
JAPAN
Oct 19, 2026
Culture council eyes Osaka Castle’s main tower as important cultural property
The designations would bring the total number of buildings designated Important Cultural Properties to 2,619, including 235 National Treasures.
A rotating table decorated with mother-of-pearl inlay in the Jippo room of the historic Hyakudan Kaidan building in Tokyo's Meguro Ward
JAPAN / Society
Oct 7, 2026
Tokyo’s historic Hyakudan Kaidan building reopens after one year
A new event features fewer exhibits than in the past to allow visitors to better experience the architecture and its ornaments from the 1930s.
IG Arena, a 17,000-capacity multipurpose venue in Nagoya, opened in July 2025 and is operated by AEG International.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 24, 2026
Can Nagoya’s IG Arena end the ‘skipping’ curse?
The venue hopes to bring more major sports and international music acts to a city long overlooked by global tours.
Shohinken, a centuries-old tea house with a garden in the city of Yatsushiro, on July 29
JAPAN
Aug 4, 2026
53 cultural properties damaged by Kumamoto quake
The affected assets include three national treasures and 11 national important cultural properties.
Daiwa Real Estate Asset Management is raising rents for office space and apartments to offset higher interest rates.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 9, 2026
Daiwa Real estate unit aims to raise rents to fight higher rates
The company has also started expanding its team of rent negotiators to help improve the terms of lease agreements for properties in Daiwa’s real estate portfolio.
Mori Building's Roppongi Hills Mori Tower in Tokyo. The firm and SL Green Realty are building an office tower near the Grand Central Terminal in New York.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 28, 2026
SL Green partners with 91AV原创 Mori to build NYC office tower
The new 46-story building will be close to One Vanderbilt, SL Green’s prized skyscraper that has commanded some of the highest office rents in New York.
Monuments of Vladimir Lenin, the founder of the U.S.S.R., are an awkward reminder of an era that no longer fits with the times in Central Asia.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
May 5, 2026
Soviet architecture vanishes as Central Asia drifts away from Moscow
Over the past decade, the region has shown little interest in preserving its Soviet heritage.
Paul Nikel, President of West Canada Homes, with an increasingly rare supply of plastic foam
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Apr 26, 2026
Japanese developers worry over construction supply shortages amid Iran war
The war in the Middle East and the subsequent halt of oil shipments from the Strait of Hormuz threaten to push back projects across Japan.
Waterfront residential buildings in Tokyo. New condominium prices in the capital hit a record high in the year that ended in March.
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 21, 2026
Tokyo condo prices hit record high in fiscal 2025
Condo prices may climb even further as tensions in the Middle East are making it difficult to procure oil-derived products.
Taiheiyo Cement's production and export hub in Saiki, Oita Prefecture
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Apr 20, 2026
91AV原创 demand for cement keeps falling as construction stalls
According to the Japan Cement Association, domestic demand in fiscal 2026 is projected to fall to 30 million tons, below the 31.05 million tons recorded in fiscal 1964.
Ginza gCube (center)
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 25, 2025
Tokyo Gas said to plan sale of Ginza building for $191 million
Mantomi Asset submitted the highest bid for the building being sold, Ginza gCube.
Rock group The Yellow Monkey played K-Arena Yokohama in June as part of a nationwide tour. Concerts are increasingly popular in the age of social media as users value in-person experiences.
JAPAN / Society / Longform
Oct 13, 2025
Inside 91AV原创 arena boom: Sports, sound and city-building
A surge of new arenas from Chiba to Yokohama reveals how 91AV原创 cities are betting big on live entertainment.
Growing families are being priced out of Tokyo’s condo market, forced to choose between downtown convenience and suburban space.
JAPAN / Society / Longform
Sep 29, 2025
Is living in central Tokyo still affordable?
Soaring property costs, foreign investment and scarce supply are reshaping who can afford to live in central Tokyo.
Hiroyuki Adachi, managing director of Shelter, a wooden architecture construction firm in Yamagata, speaks during a seminar in Sendai in July.
BUSINESS / Regional Voices: Tohoku
Sep 1, 2025
Wooden high-rise buildings increasing in Tohoku amid decarbonization trend
Major real estate developers and construction companies are focusing on wood, pushed by legislation and systems encouraging the use of domestically produced lumber.
One of Swiss startup Enerdrape’s energy-harvesting panels is seen in this screenshot taken from video posted to the firm's YouTube account.
ENVIRONMENT / Energy
Aug 17, 2025
A startup is tapping underground parking garages for clean energy
Globally, heating accounts for nearly half of all energy consumption. That could make decarbonizing it a half-trillion-dollar market.
The building of new high-rise residential buildings has some alarmed that they could empty and fall into disrepair as Japan's population shrinks.
JAPAN / Society / Longform
Feb 24, 2025
The high cost of letting 91AV原创 condos crumble
With rising repair costs, dwindling reserve funds and an aging population of owners, thousands of buildings are at risk of falling into disrepair.
Marialyce Pedersen cleans burned leaves and debris that accumulated in the sink of her outdoor kitchen made of cob that survived the Eaton fire when her home burned in Altadena, California, on Jan. 20.
WORLD / Society
Jan 23, 2025
Los Angeles wildfires spark interest in adobe and natural building materials
Former homeowners determined to stay want houses that the next fire will not burn easily and that, if burnt, will not turn the soil, water and air into a toxic hazard.
Mori Building has been offering yoga and body stretch programs in the shared common space of its Azabudai Hills complex in Tokyo's Minato Ward for workers of tenant firms.
JAPAN / Society
Jan 15, 2025
Realtors offer healthy options for office workers of tenant firms
Many companies have learned that preparing a workplace environment in which their employees can stay healthy is key to securing talent.
Elliott Investment Management's stake in Tokyo Gas is centered around getting the utility to sell off its real estate holdings, including Shinjuku Park Tower, which houses the Park Hyatt Hotel Tokyo.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 28, 2024
Real estate worth ?25 trillion puts Japan companies in spotlight
The hidden value of property on corporate balance sheets is a theme behind some of the biggest activist campaigns and mergers and acquisitions in Japan.

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