Arched, rectangular and pentagonal doorways cut through the three bowed walls that frame the dining room of this apartment by MAMM Design on the outskirts of Tokyo (+ slideshow). More about MAMM Design adds curved walls and different-shaped doorways to a Japanese apartment
An installation of more than two million translucent straws provides the setting for a retrospective exhibition of work by Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka (+ slideshow). More about Tokujin Yoshioka uses millions of straws to recreate Tornado installation in Japan
Japanese architect Yoshihiro Yamamoto has sandwiched a house with a width of just 3.4 metres between a pair of existing properties in Osaka (+ slideshow). More about Kakko House by Yoshihiro Yamamoto is a 3.4-metre-wide home in Japan
A sequence of house-shaped volumes make up the form of this medical centre, designed by Hkl Studio to blend in with neighbouring homes on the outskirts of Chiba, Japan (+ slideshow). More about House-shaped clinic designed by Hkl Studio to make elderly patients feel more at home
This timber-framed house by architect Tatsuyuki Takagi is raised up by a cantilevered concrete slab, keeping it away from a busy road in Toyohashi, Japan (+ slideshow). More about Fly Out House balances on a concrete wall to avoid overlooking a busy road
This house in Japan by architect Motoki Asano has square windows dotting its facade and an overhanging wonky roof that creates sheltered terraces around the perimeter (+ slideshow). More about House in Wakayama by Spray shelters four triangular terraces beneath its wonky roof
Japanese architect Hiroshi Nakamura used hexagons to generate the layout of this Tokyo home and workplace for a car dealer, while triangular arches create warren-like interiors (+ slideshow). More about Hiroshi Nakamura's showroom and home for a car dealer features warren-like interiors
Beauty products are displayed on rows of shelves arranged like a library inside this Tokyo cosmetics store by Japanese design studio Nendo (+ slideshow). More about Nendo's Beauty Library presents organic cosmetics on bookshelves
The ground floor of this Osaka home by Japanese architect Masatoshi Hatamoto is sunken below street level to create more privacy for its residents (+ slideshow). More about House of Yabugaoka has its ground floor sunken for privacy
Sandwiched between a shrine entrance and a farm in Japan's Shiga Prefecture, this family residence by Japanese architect Kouichi Kimura comprises metal-clad blocks that frame a courtyard (+ slideshow). More about Kouichi Kimura's Courtyard House wraps around a private terrace
These images by French photographer Francis Giacobetti of dancers wearing pleated Issey Miyake garments are on show at the Daikanyama T-site venue in Tokyo. More about Francis Giacobetti photographs leaping dancers wearing Issey Miyake's pleated garments
Rectangular panels of Japanese cedar and glass create a chequered effect on the facade of this Tokyo residence (+ slideshow). More about Glass and timber rectangles create chequered facade for Tokyo house by Takeshi Shikauchi
This kindergarten was designed by Suga Architects Office to make the most of a hemmed-in city plot and features a rooftop vegetable garden, a courtyard playground and a double-height playroom (+ slideshow). More about Takeno Nursery by Suga Architects Office hides a two-storey garden behind its wooden walls
A long, horizontal block is hoisted above the ground on a collection of concrete pods, providing views of paddy fields and mountains for the home, gallery and studio of an embroidery artist in Japan's Shiga Prefecture (+ slideshow). More about Satoru Hirota Architects creates a "floating" home and gallery for an embroidery artist
A matrix of disorientating translucent and mirrored partitions frame the individual booths of this hairdressing salon in Japan by Takehiko Nez Architects (+ slideshow). More about Takehiko Nez divides up a hair salon with mirrors, translucent screens and plants
The Japanese island of Miyako-jima is prone to frequent typhoons, so this kindergarten was planned by studios Hibino Sekkei and Youji no Shiro to offer children protection from heavy rain and flying debris (+ slideshow). More about Hanazono Kindergarten designed to endure typhoons and offer outdoor play spaces
Chinese studio MAD has unveiled its design for a kindergarten enshrouded beneath a cloak of asphalt shingles, which is now under construction in Japan's Aichi Prefecture. More about MAD to drape new skin over a house "like a piece of cloth" to transform it into a nursery
This house in Tokyo was constructed using an industrially manufactured steel framework and cladding, making it look more like a factory than a residence (+ slideshow). More about Niji Architects uses steel components to build factory-like Boundary House
Japanese architect Kouichi Kimura chose grey steel sheets for the exterior of this office and apartment building in Shiga, giving it an armoured appearance (+ slideshow). More about Live-work block in Japan by Kouichi Kimura features a steel-plated facade
Tato Architects has replaced all of the walls inside a traditional Japanese house with curving plywood screens (+ slideshow). More about Tato Architects updates a traditional Japanese house with a curved plywood interior