Japan has spent decades making its buildings more resilient to earthquakes. Similar changes could be difficult for the US to implement.

Joanna Wane discovers an off-grid bolthole among the vines with Kumiko’s, a Japanese-style guest house, right next door.

A former guesthouse standing on a university campus in the capital's Setagaya Ward blends the traditional architecture of a tea ceremony house with modernist features, adopting a predominantly silver ...

A five-star haven on Greece’s largest island is designed for those seeking a serene escape. Emma Loffhagen checks in ...