The 80-year-old Industry Club of Japan building in Tokyo's Marunouchi district, which has served as a hub for Japan's business circles, will next month undergo reconstruction.
The building will be torn down and reborn as a 143-meter high-rise through a joint development project with a neighboring office building. At the same time, part of the historic structure will be preserved and used as an annex to the new high-rise.
The 80-year-old building, which survived the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake and escaped seizure by the Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers after World War II, attracts many visitors, especially experts on architecture and interiors.