OTAKE, Hiroshima Prefecture--Designed by renowned architect Shigeru Ban and facing the Seto Inland Sea, the Simose Art Museum here has been named the “world’s most beautiful museum” by UNESCO.

With the opening of a series of Shigeru Ban houses at the ambitious Simose Art Museum project outside of Hiroshima, fans of the architect now finally have an opportunity to experience some of Japanese ...

Taxis also saw a 60 percent increase, from 2,500 to 4,100 vehicles. Shigeru Horiuchi, the committee chairman, who is also Fuji-Yoshida’s mayor, noted concerns about the potential increase in ...