Tokio Marine Holdings has announced that Italian architect Renzo Piano will be designing the replacement for the Tokyo Marine Nichido Insurance Building in Marunouchi, Tokyo.
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Jimbocho’s largest bookstore to be redeveloped
One of the largest and perhaps most well-known bookshops in Jimbocho Book Town will close its doors next March as the building prepares for redevelopment.
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Karuizawa home of Nobel Prize winner demolished
The historic holiday home of Nobel Prize for Literature winner Yasunari Kawabata in Karuizawa has been demolished this month. The town had petitioned the current owner to allow the structure to be relocated but was unable to obtain their approval.
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One capsule, and maybe more, in Nakagin Capsule Tower Building to be saved
With demolition on the horizon, there are some glimmers of hope that at least one of the 140-odd capsules in the iconic Nakagin Capsule Tower Building might just be spared from the trash heap.
The goal of one of the preservation groups is to save capsule A-606, both the capsule unit itself and its original interior. There are also plans to build a custom trailer so that the capsule can be towed around to various locations, such as museums, galleries, and universities allowing Kisho Kurokawa’s legacy to be appreciated by all. The estimated cost just to save this one capsule and make it mobile is around 6.5 million Yen (approx. US$59,000).
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Historic factory in Fukuoka to be demolished
Demolition will start on a historic factory in Fukuoka this month. A farewell event for 200 former factory workers and neighbors was held on August 28, with the building illuminated.
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Temple to be demolished and land sold
A temple in Aichi Prefecture will soon be demolished, ending 630 years of history.
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Mitsubishi to redevelop two 60s-era office buildings
Mitsubishi Jisho will be redeveloping two old office buildings in Yurakucho, Tokyo, in order to meet growing tenant needs and to work towards a decarbonized society.
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Odakyu to demolish modernist department store in Shinjuku
On July 16, Odakyu Department Store Co., Ltd. announced that they will be closing their Shinjuku Main Store at the end of September 2022. This is to make way for a major redevelopment project on the western side of Shinjuku Station.
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30-story apartment tower in Fukuoka to be demolished
A high-rise apartment building in Fukuoka City is going to be demolished six years after it was discovered to be affected by the data falsification scandal surrounding rubber used in the base-isolation of buildings.
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Odaiba onsen to close in September
The Odaiba Ōedo-Onsen Monogatari on Tokyo Bay will close its doors permanently on September 5, ending 18 years of operations. The old Edo-themed theme park onsen opened in March 2003 and was visited by as many as 1,000,000 people annually.
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