Big in Japan: Country's tallest skyscraper opens in Tokyo


This general view shows a night view of Tokyo's newest skyscraper, the Azabudai Hills Mori JP Tower complex, after its official opening earlier in the day as Tokyo Tower (back R) looms nearby in central Tokyo on November 24, 2023. The tallest building in Japan with a height of 330 meters opened in Tokyo on November 24, beating the rival western city Osaka's building that had been the title holder. - AFP

TOKYO (AFP): Japan's new tallest building opened in Tokyo in the capital, taking the title from an Osaka skyscraper.

The 330-metre-high Azabudai Hills Mori JP Tower is not Japan's highest structure, which is still the Tokyo Skytree, a broadcasting and observation tower in the capital's east, which stands at 634 metres.

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