TOKYO (AP) – The world’s tallest tower and Japan’s biggest new landmark, the Tokyo Skytree, opened to the public on Tuesday. Nearly 8,000 visitors were expected to take high-speed elevators up to the ...

The iconic SkyTree tower in Tokyo was lit up in the hues of the Indian Tricolour on Friday evening to mark the arrival of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Japan. The illumination of SkyTree in saffron, ...

TOKYO - A Tokyo developer took visitors up the world's tallest freestanding broadcast structure on Tuesday, a 634-meter (2,080-foot) tower with special technology meant to withstand earthquakes that ...

TOKYO – Three inches of glass. That’s all that separated me and a small group of tourists from the great plunge. We were standing some 1,500 feet above the world’s most populous city on the tippy-top ...

TOKYO, July 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- TOBU TOWER SKYTREE Co., Ltd., the operator of TOKYO SKYTREE, is holding "To the Sky Beyond Imagination TOY STORY SKY IN TOKYO SKYTREE," to commemorate the 30th ...

On a clear day you can see forever from the Tokyo Sky Tree tower - or at least the 60 miles to Mount Fuji, which is almost as good. The 360 degree view from the new tower is magnificent: The planet's ...

Last week, jugglers, mimes and Japanese performance troupe R mansion congregated in a shopping plaza to celebrate the first anniversary of Japan’s hottest architectural attraction: Tokyo Skytree.

TOKYO -- The world's second-tallest structure opened to the public on Tuesday. The Tokyo Sky Tree is now the world's tallest broadcasting tower. It is expected to draw in 32 million visitors a year, ...

The Tokyo Sky Tree, the city’s new digital broadcast antenna, became the world’s tallest free-standing television tower this week when it overtook China’s 600-meter (1,968.5 feet) Canton Tower. By ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Thousands of people braved the rain Tuesday to see the Tokyo Skytree, ...