(Kyodo) KUSHIRO, Japan (Kyodo) -- Seeing vacant buildings and houses in disrepair in Japan is becoming more commonplace with the aging and decline of the country's population. The phenomenon is ...

To realize a sustainable society, large wooden buildings are being created around the world. Japan's revolutionary "unburning wood" now contributes greatly to possibilities for wooden architecture.

The Japanese government is set to introduce new standards on evaluating the durability of wooden buildings with the aim of significantly extending their legal longevity for easier financing and ...

As Japan’s population shrinks, maintaining rail service in remote small towns is becoming a challenge. Is this the answer?

The lumber used totaled 1,990 cubic meters, and 60 to 70 percent of the material was produced in Japan. Pure-wood buildings such as Port Plus, whose pillars, beams and other components are all ...

School buildings in Japan, particularly older ones, are generally uninsulated, creating the risk of students getting heatstroke even while indoors in the height of summer. According to a survey ...

Officials in Bangkok, Thailand, are inspecting buildings in response to more than 10,000 reports of damaged structures following a major earthquake that hit on Friday. Residents are worried about the ...

Strong winds intensified out-of-control wildfires in two western Japan prefectures on Wednesday, burning through over a cumulative 900 hectares and leaving at least 15 buildings destroyed. The fire in ...

The Japanese government is set to introduce new standards on evaluating the durability of wooden buildings with the aim of significantly extending their legal longevity for easier financing and ...

TOKYO – Strong winds intensified out-of-control wildfires in two western Japan prefectures on March 26, leaving at least eight buildings destroyed. As at March 25, the fire in Ehime prefecture ...