Business Sep 30, 2020
How the world’s most expensive skyscraper deal turned sour
by Shawna Kwan and Richard Macauley
The background of the investors behind the record-breaking deal drew as much interest as the transaction itself.
Business Sep 17, 2020
Japan's eventual tallest building to be finished in fiscal 2027
Torch Tower, near Tokyo Station, is expected to stand at 390 meters.
National Oct 28, 2019
Japanese researchers create app to predict earthquake damage to skyscrapers by floor
Japanese researchers have created an app to predict damage to skyscrapers by long-period ground motion from major earthquakes in distant areas, such as the swaying that hit Tokyo after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. The app will make predictions by floor and issue them ...
World Mar 15, 2018
At 55, 'French spiderman' keeps climbing world's skyscrapers, when he can get away with it
Alain Robert, sometimes known as the "French Spiderman" for climbing skyscrapers world worldwide, is still defying gravity at the age of 55. He scaled the summit of the fourth-tallest building in Paris' modern business district on Wednesday after evading security officers who had thwarted an ...
Commentary / World Mar 24, 2017
by Curtis S. Chin
As cities build taller, they must keep three benchmarks for livability in mind — community, resilience and sustainability.
Business / Corporate Jun 11, 2014
Tokyo's second-tallest building complex opened for business on Wednesday, presaging a series of development projects ahead of the 2020 Olympic Games. Developed by Mori Building Co., the 52-story, 247-meter Toranomon Hills complex is topped by Hyatt Hotels Corp.'s first Andaz brand hotel in Japan, a ...
Business / Corporate Jun 6, 2014
About 30 million people have visited a high-end department store in Japan's tallest commercial building in the year since it opened. Kintetsu Department Store's flagship outlet in the 300-meter Abeno Harukas skyscraper in Osaka recorded an average of about 86,000 customers a day from its ...
Business / Corporate Mar 6, 2014
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. Kintetsu Corp., one of the main railways in western Japan, spent ¥130 billion and four years constructing the 300-meter Abeno Harukas ...