In the shadow of the sleek glass-and-steel towers that dot the modern skyline of Tokyo’s Mita district, a monument to idiosyncrasy has passed a major hurdle on its two-decade road to completion.

TOKYO — Plans to demolish a historic baseball stadium where Babe Ruth played and an adjacent rugby venue are at the heart of a disputed park redevelopment in Tokyo that critics say trades history and ...

Tokyo does not have one of those iconic skylines—towers with striking forms or distinctive crowns do not emerge from the water the way they do in cities like New York and Hong Kong. Tokyo’s ...

The Burj Khalifa in Dubai is currently the tallest building in the world at 2,716.5 feet. But in 2019, when the Jeddah Tower is completed in Saudi Arabia, its height of 3,280 feet will set the new ...

Fifty years ago, the Nakagin Capsule Tower was hailed as a marvel of organic architecture. Now its legacy lives on through 23 orphaned capsules. By Tim Hornyak Tim Hornyak reported from Tokyo and ...