The developer plans to start construction in fiscal ... record to claim the title of Japan’s tallest skyscraper. Many redevelopment projects are planned or under way because the central ...

It surpassed Japan’s previous height record for ... However, one of the three skyscrapers under construction is still only a few tens of meters high, and opening it this fall is almost impossible.

Prone to major earthquakes that trigger fires and tsunamis, Japan ... New construction is both built to be more disaster-resistant and sometimes used to protect older, more vulnerable buildings.

A fire at Lotte World Tower, Sunday, reignited safety concerns about the skyscraper under construction in southern Seoul. According to Lotte Engineering and Construction, the fire broke out in the ...