A close look at Japan’s compact and minimalist capsule living spaces.

From rental families to grief phone booths, Japanese people have used surprising strategies to combat loneliness.

A six-room developer apartment in Ra’anana was transformed for a young family, with fewer rooms, more light, smart carpentry, ...

The Gifu District Court has handed down a 13-year prison sentence to a 24-year-old man for setting fire to his apartment in Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, which spread to the apartment above his, killing ...

This 29sqm London apartment blends Japanese design discipline with urban living. Instead of relying on decoration, the layout ...

Tokyo’s new condominium prices rose to a record in 2025, driven by ballooning construction costs, supply constraints and more expensive luxury apartments hitting the market.

HIMEJI, Hyogo -- A man died on the morning of Jan. 20 after reporting that he was stabbed in this western Japan city.A ...

The Osaka gathering was thanks to the “Adult Women’s Dormitory Project,” a group working to build just that for middle-aged ...

An autopsy of the body, discovered in a room on the third floor of the apartment, found that the woman had been strangled.

Repair crews in Kyiv are racing to reconnect homes to power and heat, but subzero temperatures and repeated airstrikes have slowed their efforts.

ASAKURA, Fukuoka -- Residents in an idyllic area of this southwest Japan city were perplexed when a developer briefed them ...

Police in Nanao, Ishikawa Prefecture, have arrested a 49-year-old man on suspicion of fatally stabbing a 49-year-old man in ...