Oblong windows with pivoting glazing cut through the striking white walls of this minimal five-storey office block in Japan's Aichi Prefecture, designed by local architects Yoshihiro Kato Atelier. More about Oblong windows puncture concrete office block by Yoshihiro Kato Atelier
Over 40,000 shards of polished steel make up this installation by Nendo, which is designed as an "ivy of mirrors" spreading across a Japanese flower-arranging school. More about Nendo scatters mirrors across flower-arranging school for Kaleidoscopic Ivy installation
The Japanese House exhibition at London's Barbican doesn't offer solutions to the housing crisis, says Owen Hatherley, but it does show what's possible when architects respond to extreme change and instability. More about "The Japanese House is about fear, imagination, aggression and dreams"
This community space in Kanagawa, Japan, has removable exterior walls and reconfigurable interior partitions, meaning it can easily be adapted to suit different activities. More about Removable walls offer endless configurations for community space by Aki Hamada
Models emerged from a forested mountainside at this year's Louis Vuitton resort show, which took place at the Miho Museum in Japan designed by Chinese-American architect IM Pei. More about IM Pei's Miho Museum provides backdrop for Louis Vuitton resort 2018 show
The timber structure of this house in Kyoto by Japanese studio Alphaville pokes through into the interior spaces, which were designed to optimise the dimensions of a narrow site. More about Timber frame projects into rooms and stairwell of Alphaville's compact Kyoto home
Japan's unique regional manufacturers are put under the spotlight by Japan Creative, an organisation that has paired them with international designers including Jasper Morrison, Daniel Rybakken and Industrial Facility to create new work. More about Japan Creative shines a spotlight on the "different characters" of the country's regional crafts
A wooden framework extending radially towards the edges of this house in Japan's Okinawa region ensures views in all directions through external walls made entirely of glass. More about ISSHO Architects uses timber frames to create typhoon-resistant house on a tropical island
Featuring an irregular geometric form, this apartment building in Saitama, Japan, accommodates homes for seven families, as well as red-painted communal areas at street level. More about Balconies and courtyards puncture Japanese apartment building by Eureka and Maru Architecture
Photographer Edmund Sumner has revealed decade-old images of one of Ryue Nishizawa's most famous buildings, Moriyama House – a full-size model of which was recently installed inside London's Barbican. More about Edmund Sumner reveals archive photographs of Ryue Nishizawa's seminal Moriyama House
Metal curtains can be drawn across the windows of this three-and-a-half-metre-wide house in Osaka by FujiwaraMuro Architects, which features a split-level layout with multiple staircases. More about Steel chain curtains cover skinny Osaka house by FujiwaraMuro Architects
American studio TakaTina has created a stark family home on the outskirts of Tokyo, featuring bright white interiors inspired by the client's previous Brooklyn loft apartment and an inky black exterior. More about Black corrugated metal encases loft-inspired Tokyo house by TakaTina
Dezeen is giving away five copies of The Japanese House Reinvented by Philip Jodidio, a book featuring 50 houses that highlight Japan's current residential trends. More about Competition: win a book showcasing 50 new Japanese houses
Tokyo-based Arii Irie Architects has added a series of corrugated-metal blocks to a 1980s house in central Japan, and used wooden beams and angular windows to prop up their mono-pitched roofs. More about Arii Irie Architects uses angled windows and tilted roofs for Japanese house extension
An angular, blackened wood structure sits atop two concrete blocks to form this house in Japan's Kanagawa Prefecture, designed by Cubo Design Architect. More about Cubo Design Architect pairs blackened wood with concrete for house in coastal Japanese city
Japanese designer Shigeru Uchida's final work is the Khora furniture collection, created in collaboration with Chinese designer Adrian Cheng and featuring patterns made using traditional joinery. More about Shigeru Uchida's last work to be shown at Milan design week
Architects Megumi Matsubara and Hiroi Ariyama arranged this house in the forest near Karuizawa around five courtyards to provide views of vegetation both inside and outside the building. More about House in a Japanese forest features secluded courtyards framing views of trees and sky
Positioned at the base of a dormant volcano on Japan's Hokkaido Island, this simple gabled holiday home by Florian Busch Architects is perfectly positioned for skiers. More about Stripped-back holiday chalet by Florian Busch is set at the foot of Mount Yōtei in Japan
This flat-pack bamboo bench and trestle by German designer Stefan Diez is held together with string and doesn't require any tools or fixings to assemble. More about Soba bamboo furniture by Stefan Diez naturally changes colour over time
Clusters of diagonal columns splay out like tree branches inside this house completed by Japanese architect Kensuke Watanabe in the seaside city Kamakura. More about Angular tree-like columns form structure of Kensuke Watanabe's Y-house