The architects behind 16 disaster relief shelters built following the Tōhoku earthquake as part of Toyo Ito's Home-for-All project have shared their thoughts on the buildings that are still in use as community centres. More about Architects reflect on Tōhoku earthquake community centres ten years on
Japanese studio Jun Aoki & Associates has created a distinctive flagship store for Louis Vuitton in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district with an undulating facade and interiors by architect Peter Marino. More about Jun Aoki & Associates wraps Louis Vuitton's Tokyo store in "poetic yet playful" pearlescent facade
The latest edition of our Dezeen Weekly newsletter includes a clubhouse and activity centre for a hotel in rural Japan. More about A Japanese clubhouse features in today's Dezeen Weekly newsletter
Tokyo studio Florian Busch Architects has designed a cedar-clad holiday home on stilts with rooms that branch out into the surrounding forest. More about Florian Busch embeds branch-shaped holiday home in Japanese forest
Tokyo-based Klein Dytham Architecture has designed PokoPoko as a clubhouse and activity centre surrounded by forest for the Risonare Nasu hotel in rural Japan. More about Klein Dytham Architecture creates "fairytale building" for Japanese hotel
Japanese studio Suppose Design Office has built a monolithic concrete toilet alongside the Sendagaya Station near Tokyo's Olympic stadium. More about Suppose Design Office creates "floating" concrete toilet in Tokyo
Rectangular openings allow sunlight and rain to enter this multipurpose covered plaza designed by Junya Ishigami for the Kanagawa Institute of Technology in Japan. More about Junya Ishigami completes covered plaza with sloping floor for Japanese university
Dezeen promotion: the second edition of virtual homeware fair Shoppe On will see the return of Showcase: Japan, spotlighting talented design and crafts brands from across the country. More about Shoppe On to showcase 25 Japanese design brands on its virtual marketplace
Japanese studio FujiwaraMuro Architects has completed a house near Osaka with concrete walls that separate the interior spaces and extend through walls into the garden. More about Concrete walls create "maze-like" feel inside House in Minoh-shinmachi by FujiwaraMuro Architects
Five cement-clad boxes illuminated from above are hidden within this almost windowless house in Japan's Hyogo prefecture, designed by FujiwaraMuro Architects. More about Skylights replace windows at House with a Light Void by FujiwaraMuro Architects
Nendo has completed a comprehensive makeover of all of Japan Airlines' in-flight amenities, from meal trays to slippers and earplug wrappers, which draws on the lines of a paper crane. More about Origami crane informs Nendo's minimalist overhaul of Japan Airlines amenity kits
Wood-wool cement-board walls and concrete tabletops feature in this Tokyo restaurant interior by Japanese architect Keiji Ashizawa. More about Keiji Ashizawa uses "rough materials" to create cosy restaurant interior
Japanese architecture office Case-Real has completed a house on a compact site in Tokyo featuring galvanised steel cladding and a concealed rooftop terrace. More about Case-Real clads House in Higashi-Gotanda in galvanised steel panels
Japanese design studio Nendo has created the logo for the Japan Association for University Athletics and Sport, which can be extruded to create its trophies and cut to make its medals. More about Nendo designs logo and trophy that can be sliced to create medals for Japan's athletics association
Researchers from Kyoto University are developing a satellite made from wood that would burn up completely at the end of its life to reduce the amount of human-made waste floating in space. More about Kyoto University develops world's first wooden satellite in bid to reduce space waste
Japanese studio Katsutoshi Sasaki + Associates has built a house' in Japan with a cross-shaped plan and huge overhanging eaves that shelter four covered gardens. More about Katsutoshi Sasaki tops cross-shaped house with large overhanging roof
Japanese studio Lighting Planners Associates lit a white tree-like canopy for the interior refurbishment of the historic Nihombashi Mitsukoshi Main Store in Tokyo. More about Leaf-shaped aluminium panels cover ceiling of Tokyo department store
Hazard lines and metal shelving are some of the industrial finishes that Torafu Architects has included in bag brand Freitag's store in Kyoto – which even includes its own workshop. More about Freitag store in Kyoto is designed to resemble the brand's own warehouse
Seating that resembles bars of soap and pipe-like clothing rails appear inside this Issey Miyake store in Osaka's Minamisemba neighbourhood, which was designed by Shingo Noma. More about Issey Miyake store in Osaka is splashed with water-themed details
Japanese architect Kengo Kuma used cross-laminated timber to build a temporary pocket park pavilion and exhibition space in Tokyo. More about Kengo Kuma builds cross-laminated timber pavilion and park in Tokyo