Japanese builder unveils plans for world’s tallest timber skyscraper in Tokyo
Japanese builder and developer Sumitomo Forestry has unveiled designs for the world’s tallest timber skyscraper...
Japanese researchers create tasty new banana with a thin edible peel
Researchers in Japan have developed a new banana with a peel thin enough to eat. According to Quartz, the researchers...
This incredible floating hotel can take you on the voyage of a lifetime in Japan
Guntû is a gorgeous floating hotel that takes passengers on a whirlwind tour of Japan's Seto inland sea. The vessel...
Japanese train barks and snorts to protect deer from harm
Researchers from the Railway Technical Research Institute in Japan have equipped a train with a speaker that plays...
A huge factory was turned into a cozy home with plenty of room leftover for the residents' hobbies
This former factory in Nobeoka, Japan, now functions as a modern home for a couple who wanted to preserve the industrial...
Shigeru Ban’s Mt. Fuji World Heritage Center opens in Japan
Japan’s Mt. Fuji World Heritage Center, designed by Pritzker winner Shigeru Ban, is officially open to the public...
Exquisite Japanese house wraps around a generations-old tree
The line between nature and architecture is often blurred in Japan to beautiful effect. Japanese architect Takashi...
Beautiful Japanese cat tree for design-conscious pet owners costs 1 million yen
Beautiful architecture isn’t limited to humans—architects and designers are creating stunning structures for...
Stunning chapel in Japan brings a fractal forest indoors
Not all chapels need stained glass windows and soaring archways to take your breath away. This timber chapel in...
Striking green-roofed house cantilevers over a cliff in Japan
This striking concrete house extends from a cliff above a river in Japan, providing spectacular views of the surrounding...
Japan mulls pouring 1 million metric tons of radioactive Fukushima water into Pacific Ocean
Fukushima cleanup continues over six years after the 2011 disaster - and the country hasn't yet decided what to...
Sony's Aibo robo dog is back - and it's cuter than ever
Remember Sony's Aibo pet robot that debuted in 1999? Well, the company just launched a new-and-improved version...
American women and their dogs rescued after surviving five months at sea in shark-infested waters
Two women from Honolulu, Hawaii, are basking in sweet relief as they and their dogs were rescued after spent five...
Newly-discovered hermit crab species uses living coral as shells
For the first time ever, a hermit crab has been documented to have found its “forever” home. Off the coast...
Japanese ‘mutant’ chickens are laying eggs with cancer-fighting drugs
Most people eat chicken eggs for their high protein content and healthy fats - but in the future eggs could ward...
