We’ve known for some time that Forza Horizon 6’s Japan is Playground Games’ largest and densest map to date. We’ve known, too, that Playground Games’ version of Tokyo City is set to be the biggest ...

Akasaki & Vanhuyse’s Home–Home exhibition in Chiba gathered 16 international designers, staged in a 1974 modernist house and an Edo‑period residence; Works spanned ...

According to the Tohoku region’s Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry, kokeshi (koh-keh-shee) originated in the late Edo period, which ended in 1868, in the area’s hot-spring villages, where ...

Chan Toei Properties is bringing Japanese-inspired homebuilding to the local housing market with the unveiling of showcase homes at Hana Garden Villas, ...

UK studio Denizen Works has exclusively revealed its first house in Japan, which features an almost entirely blank street-facing facade. Named House in Onomichi, the charred-timber-clad house was ...

The governing party of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi secured a two-thirds supermajority in a key parliamentary election on Sunday (February 8, 2026), Japanese media reported, citing preliminary ...

Japanese house design has been a fixation of the West since the early 20th century. From Charles Rennie Mackintosh to Frank Lloyd Wright and the Bauhaus and beyond, the country’s housing stock showed ...

The model shown appears to be permanently installed and includes a deck that helps expand the living space, though the tiny house can also be mounted on wheels for regular towing, if preferred. The ...

This timber and glass house in the Portland suburb of Happy Valley was built to Japanese- and American-design principles. Designed by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma in collaboration with American ...

Fukasawa, a residential area in south-west Tokyo, is quietly known for its architectural charm, with typically small buildings lining narrow-fronted deep plots.. The atmosphere is quaint, considering ...

is the Verge’s weekend editor. He has over 18 years of experience, including 10 years as managing editor at Engadget. Describing House is an exercise in futility. Here’s the basic plot: A girl goes to ...