The new tallest building in Japan is here — and the gleaming skyscraper is part of an expansive “modern urban village” in central Tokyo, years in the making. The tower, with gently curved edges and a ...
The world’s tallest tower and Japan’s biggest new landmark, the Tokyo Skytree, opened to the public on Tuesday. Nearly 8,000 visitors were expected to take high-speed elevators up to the observation ...
Japan now boasts a new tallest skyscraper, the Mori JP Tower. Rising to a height of 325.2 m (1,066 ft) in Tokyo, the building is designed to reduce its grid-based energy usage with sustainability ...
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How Tokyo builds urban appeal

Clear standards are needed to balance preservation and redevelopment and to define Seoul’s urban identity and future spatial ...
Construction of what might be Japan’s tallest building is just underway in Tokyo. The planned 1,280-ft-tall Torch Tower would surpass the 1,067-ft Mori JP Tower. In 2020, Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd., ...
The world’s tallest elevator testing tower has just opened in Inazawa City, Japan, and is named Solae. Why would you build a tower just to test elevators? Because the world’s tallest buildings ...