Yokohama now home to Japan's tallest all-wooden building
Japan’s tallest all-wooden building reached completion in Yokohama in March after two years of construction.
Wooden buildings on the rise in Japan
Japan is starting to see more mid-rise buildings constructed from wood materials. A revision to the Public Buildings Wood Use Promotion Act will go into effect on October 1, 2021, encouraging the use of domestic forest plantations planted after WWII not only in public buildings but also in privately developed buildings.