Japan has figured out how to build resilient housing in disaster-prone places — here's what the US can learn
Japan has spent decades making its buildings more resilient to earthquakes. Similar changes could be difficult for the US to ...
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Pandemic fails to stop race to erect Japan’s tallest skyscraper
The project features a 330-meter building that will replace Abeno Harukas in Osaka as the tallest skyscraper in Japan when it opens in March 2023. Magatani, who owns a plot of land on the site ...
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Tokyo’s Torch Tower to become Japan’s tallest skyscraper
A skyscraper set to become Japan’s tallest at a staggering 390 meters will be called Torch Tower, its developer, Mitsubishi Estate Co., announced on Sept. 17. The building, scheduled to be ...
Japan real wages drop for 3rd straight yr in 2024 as inflation bites
Japan's real wages fell 0.2 percent from a year earlier in 2024, marking the third consecutive year of decline, as pay hikes that gre ...