World’s first MUJI hotels to open in China and Japan
If you’ve ever dreamt of sleeping in a MUJI showroom, your retail wishes may soon become reality. The Japanese...
Cleverly layered compact dirt walls mimic ice cream cakes in this Tokyo patisserie
Dirt may seem an odd material choice for an upscale patisserie in Tokyo, but design studio nendo playfully pulls...
Ancient Japanese tombs inspire nendo’s first public space design
Prolific Japanese studio nendo completed their first public space design that puts a playful and futuristic spin...
Watch Toyota's flying car take its first test flight
Have you ever wanted to ride in a flying car? In just a few years, you might soon be able to! Several companies...
G7 leaders openly say climate change consensus does not include US
The rest of the world is beginning to count the United States out of the climate change battle, if a recent statement...
Japan's House of 33 Years was once two separate buildings in two different towns
The past and the future coexist in this daylit house in Nara, Japan. Tokyo-based architecture studio ASSISTANT...
Scientists will attempt to be the first to drill into Earth's mantle
Scientists want to plumb the Earth for one of its last secrets. An international group of researchers led by Japan's...
This gorgeous glowing building is wrapped in an elegant slatted screen
This multi-use building in Niigata City, Japan, functions like a small town with its own park, restaurant, cobblestone...
Hundreds of radioactive wild boars run amok in Fukushima, Japan
Packs of radioactive wild boars are running loose in northern Japan, where the meltdown of the Fukushima nuclear...
6 impressive structures built around living trees
Treehouses hold a special magic. They hint at escape, and an opportunity to transcend the busyness of life; connect...
Japanese scientists build tiny drone that pollinates like a bee
As concern over dwindling bee populations mounts, a team of chemists at a Japanese institution came up with a robotic...
Fukushima radiation levels at highest since 2011 disaster
As cleanup efforts threaten to span decades, radiation levels inside a Fukushima Daiichi reactor are at their highest...
Translucent House in Tousuienn Glows After the Sun Sets Over Japan
[gallery_extend] Made from a sturdy steel structure, this Hiroshima home is completely covered in polycarbonate,...
Four dolphins escape from Taiji center after nets were slashed
Four dolphins escaped from a recreational center in Taiji, Japan, the town that's home to the yearly horrifying...
Japan successfully orbits giant space junk collector
Around 100 million pieces of trash cast off from satellites and rockets are circulating in space, causing hundreds...
