The framework of a building set to become the tallest in Japan was completed after a crane hoisted a steel frame from the ground to place it at the top on April 21. It took about three minutes for the ...

TOKYO -- Sumitomo Realty & Development plans to spend more than 10 billion yen ($83.6 million) on renovating a four-decade-old office tower in Shinjuku, seeking to raise the area's appeal and compete ...

TOKYO -- Sumitomo Forestry aims to plant a 350-meter wooden building in the Japanese capital in 2041 as it relies less on home construction in a graying and shrinking Japan.

A skyscraper set to become Japan’s tallest at a staggering 390 meters will be called Torch Tower, its developer, Mitsubishi Estate Co., announced on Sept. 17. The building, scheduled to be completed ...

The Azabudai Hills Mori JP Tower building, center left, and the Roppongi Hills Mori Tower, center, is seen in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Aug. 8, 2023, in this photo taken from a Mainichi Shimbun ...

Putting large scale entertainment venues on higher floors of a skyscraper is plain dumb. Parco in Shibuya has a cinema a few storys up and when the movie ends, all the elevators become clogged and ...

Explore Tokyo's ambitious skyscraper proposals, including the X-Seed 4000, Sky Mile Tower, and the grand Tokyo Tower of Babel. Discover why this city is known for hosting some of the most ...