"If you're going to preserve buildings, they have to be used," he said.

Its stated aim was to preserve historic buildings for the benefit of the nation.

The new rules don't claim to be healthful or to preserve historic buildings.

The plan was posed as a way of "preserving open space and historic buildings."

On these grounds, the city has preserved several historic buildings.

"People want to preserve large open estates, but not buildings per se," he said.

As a result, the city preserves many churches and buildings from that time.

The destruction of the apartments again raised questions about Japan's interest in preserving historic buildings.

This has helped preserve the open spaces, historical buildings, and trees that the city values.

Is it possible to preserve individual buildings and ignore the ideas behind them?