The building was initially used as a model house for a detached dwelling with capsules and was visited by members of the architectural community, both Japanese and from abroad. The basement level ...

A special ventilation system keeps the pod cool. Capsule hotels started in Japan in 1979 but are now popular across the world. Produced by Charlie Floyd More from Video Hostels are communal places ...

In 1988, upon moving to Tokyo, British architect Mark Dytham made a pilgrimage to Ginza to see one building he believed encapsulated everything he had imagined Japan to be: Nakagin Capsule Tower.

MANILA, Philippines — Riding high on the popularity of Labubu and other tiny toys, Japanese brand Gashapon recently set up capsule vending machine stations in Manila with the aim of fueling the ...

But that is also raising prices for Kojima’s staff and other Japanese business travellers. Capsule hotels, a Japanese institution, offer claustrophobic bed-sized pods, often double-stacked in rows.

It also helps to estimate the costs for exchanging all the capsules for new ones in the future. I had also been negotiated with some Japanese companies, but they all declined taking this on. We, the ...