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ABENO HARUKAS

Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 20, 2021
Tokyo skyscraper, set to be Japan's tallest, to include condos
The top floor of the 330-meter-high skyscraper in Minato Ward will have a view of the capital from the same height as that of Tokyo Tower.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 28, 2018
The art world's oversight of Escher's mathematical work doesn't add up
M.C. Escher's preoccupation with perspective was like that of the Renaissance, his early intricate stone topographies were in the vein of Andrea Mantegna and his mesmerizing architectures recall Giovanni Battista Piranesi — yet his fans were mostly from outside the art world.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 24, 2014
Kintetsu department store woos foreign shoppers
Kintetsu Department Store Co. wants more foreign customers to shop at its flagship store, which opened in Japan's tallest skyscraper in March, President Keiji Takamatsu said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 13, 2014
Osaka's Abeno Harukas skyscraper celebrates its 1 millionth visitor
The number of visitors to the observation deck of the Abeno Harukas skyscraper in Osaka reached 1 million Sunday, around four months after the opening of the country's tallest building, the operator said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 6, 2014
Osaka skyscraper store chalks up 30 million visitors
About 30 million people have visited a high-end department store in Japan's tallest commercial building in the year since it opened.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 6, 2014
Osaka challenges Tokyo with tallest skyscraper
Japan's tallest building will open Friday in Osaka, as Asia's third-biggest metropolitan economy aims to lure tourists and stem businesses from moving to Tokyo.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 9, 2013
Kintetsu's Abeno Harukas flagship fails to meet sales target
Kintetsu Department Store Co. has lowered its earnings estimate for the year through February after its flagship outlet, which opened in June, missed its sales target.

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