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Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Oct 26, 2019
Mieko Watanabe is ready for any challenge
Architectural designer Mieko Watanabe on how she designs an inviting hotel space, the challenges of owning her own firm and how everyone can be a little more eco-friendly at home.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 17, 2013
Critics say Olympic stadium is too big
A famed Japanese architect¡¯s criticism of the futuristic-looking national stadium planned for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics is being shared by an increasing number of people who say it¡¯s too big and doesn¡¯t match the surrounding environment.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 6, 2013
Japanese architect Fujimoto designs Serpentine¡¯s 2013 summer pavilion
A dense white grid made up of 27,000 elements has just gone up in London¡¯s Kensington Gardens: It¡¯s the Serpentine Gallery¡¯s 2013 summer pavilion, designed by Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / CLOSE-UP
Apr 7, 2013
Shigeru Ban: ¡®People¡¯s architect¡¯ combines permanence and paper
Generally speaking, an architect¡¯s style is defined by particular forms or shapes. There¡¯s Frank Lloyd Wright¡¯s prominent horizontal lines, for instance; Le Corbusier¡¯s simple white boxes; or, more recently, the deliberately abstract masses of Frank Gehry ¡ª of Guggenheim Bilbao fame.
Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
Authorities urge continued caution after heavy rain in Chiba leaves eight dead
A local resident walks past a 7-Eleven convenience store in a flooded area after heavy rain in the city of Oamishirasato, Chiba Prefecture, on Friday.
Takaichi drops ¡®remorse¡¯ in her first war memorial address
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks onstage during a memorial service ceremony marking the 81st anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II, at Budokan Hall in Tokyo on Saturday.
U.S. to tell partners they must pick sides in AI race with China?
People march as they protest against Pax Silica, a U.S.-led initiative, in Manila on Thursday.
Â鶹´«Ã½ inflation paradox is creating winners and losers
Chieko Sugai at her home in Murakami, Niigata Prefecture
How U.S. bombing survey in Japan shed light on civilian sentiments of WWII
Residents are seen walking beside rubble in the city of Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, in this undated photo taken soon after the end of World War II.
Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
Takaichi needs Aso on her side to solidify position in LDP
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi attends a Liberal Democratic Party meeting alongside LDP Secretary-General Shunichi Suzuki (left) and LDP Vice President Taro Aso in Tokyo earlier this month
Ikarigata closer to emulating older brother Fujinokawa than many think
The future Fujinokawa (third from left) and Ikarigata (right) compete against each other at ages 5 and 3, respectively.
Where do foreign residents in Japan want to die?
The Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery is one of the few cemeteries in Japan that allows burials, albeit with conditions for the deceased, including foreign nationality and permanent residency in Kanagawa Prefecture.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

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Disaster relief workers Taichi Kato (left) and Seiji Yoshimura enter the collapsed living quarters at Kyuganji temple in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.
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