Colossal facelift in Shinjuku to replace Showa Era landmarks
The bustling Shinjuku commercial and entertainment district in Tokyo is on the verge of undergoing a major facelift on a ...
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Japan to set new standards for longevity of wooden buildings
The Japanese government is set to introduce new standards on evaluating the durability of wooden buildings with the aim of ...
Former sex worker records Tokyo's red-light history
It's late morning and steam is rising from water tanks atop the colourful but opaque-windowed "soapland" sex parlours in a ...
Online Influencer Stabbed to Death in Tokyo While Livestreaming
Police in Japan have charged a man with the murder, saying he was a follower who had tracked her location by the buildings ...
Tokyo was filled with charred corpses after US firebombing 80 years ago. Survivors want compensation
Japan is remembering the 105,000 people killed in a single night, 80 years ago Monday, in the U.S. firebombing of the ...
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Concrete evidence: Japanese buildings absorb 14% of cement production's carbon footprint
Concrete structures in Japan capture and store about 14% of the CO2 emissions released during cement production, according to ...
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Japan deploys 2,000 firefighters to tackle forest blaze
TOKYO: More than 2,000 firefighters are battling Japan's biggest forest fire in three decades, officials said on Monday (Mar 3), as about 4,600 residents remain under an evacuation advisory.