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TO GO WITH STORY Japan-architecture-capsule-Nakagin,FEATURE by Katie Forster This picture taken on September 13, 2014 shows the Nakagin Capsule Tower in Tokyo. The 140 units at Nakagin represent a special part of the history of architecture and one that is worth protecting against plans to tear it down. Around half of the capsules, designed by Japanese architect Kisho Kurokawa in 1972, are currently in use as offices, art studios and second homes, but 20 of the tiny spaces are full-time homes. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP via Getty Images)

TO GO WITH STORY Japan-architecture-capsule-Nakagin,FEATURE by Katie Forster This picture taken on September 13, 2014 shows the Nakagin Capsule Tower in Tokyo. The 140 units at Nakagin represent a special part of the history of architecture and one that is worth protecting against plans to tear it down. Around half of the capsules, designed by Japanese architect Kisho Kurokawa in 1972, are currently in use as offices, art studios and second homes, but 20 of the tiny spaces are full-time homes. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP via Getty Images)
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