The buildings date back as far as 400 years ... For nearly two years, the men scoured Japan for suitable old houses. Brian Heywood with architect Sakano Masataka "It's a kind of cultural revival ...

(Kyodo) KUSHIRO, Japan (Kyodo) -- Seeing vacant buildings and houses in disrepair ... see all the ruins," said Hiroaki Kimura, an 84-year-old local tour guide who used to work in the same building.

The pad extends the living area of the revived 90-year-old residence, now a flexible art space with original windows and ...

MINAKAMI, Gunma Prefecture--A surge in school closures exacerbated by Japan’s declining birthrate ... in Gunma Prefecture stands an old school building that is being seen as a model for ...

Tokyo, Japan — A wildfire in northern Japan has damaged over 80 buildings and forced the evacuation ... One evacuee, a 45-year-old woman, told NHK that the fire had been approaching her house ...