From Tokyo to Kyoto, award-winning architect learns first-hand how embracing change honors the past and the future ...

From Tokyo to Kyoto, award-winning architect learns first-hand how embracing change honors the past and the future ...

ODATE, Akita Prefecture—A rookie candidate who turned to insect breeding after struggling to find work in his hometown is now the youngest mayor in Japan. Kensuke Ishida, 27, won the Odate ...

Night - Flurries with a 78% chance of precipitation. Winds from W to WNW at 14 to 17 mph (22.5 to 27.4 kph). The overnight low will be 34 °F (1.1 °C). Mostly cloudy with a high of 41 °F (5 °C ...

OGA, Akita Prefecture—Wearing menacing masks and straw coats, a father-son team kept a tradition alive here by making the rounds and terrifying households, including children. Two years ago ...

At a big-hearted retreat surrounded by nature, Zen rituals fused with mindfulness practices teach Kate Crockett to be more ...

Japan has spent decades making its buildings more resilient to earthquakes. Similar changes could be difficult for the US to implement.

Building more resilient structures can keep people safe Government officials in Japan have worked to keep people safe from disasters like tsunamis and volcanoes by consistently pushing ...

No one was injured when a building partially collapsed in Brookline, Massachusetts, the police department confirmed Sunday. The three-story building, located at 50 Vernon St. in Brookline ...

If you’re wondering how to build a treehouse ... Account for the tree’s placement in the yard and consider how the treehouse will affect things like light and shadow, the view, and the rain ...

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