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Convent-turned-hotel offers one approach to defraying construction expenses
The former headquarters of Bank of Nagasaki is prepared for demolition as the company said it could not cover the cost of preserving it. (Photos by Rintaro Kinami)
RINTARO KINAMI
August 23, 2026 13:47 JST
OSAKA – Preserving buildings that survived the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki is becoming increasingly challenging due to rising construction costs in Japan.
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