A new business is giving Japanese buildings slated for demolition a second life by shipping their timber frames to the U.S.

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 ...

Seeing vacant buildings and houses in disrepair in Japan is becoming more commonplace with the aging ... so it is really sad to see all the ruins," said Hiroaki Kimura, an 84-year-old local tour guide ...

The idea is to draw in plenty of people from both Japan and ... moving the century-old fish market, a city landmark, to Toyosu, and some still oppose the project, saying building skyscrapers ...

With rural Japan experiencing severe ... a viable tourist spot,” the 34-year-old said. Nakatani, who used to run a real estate business renovating buildings in Tokyo, decided to return to ...