The 2,080-foot Skytree — a communications tower that includes offices and the most spectacular panoramic views in Japan — is overshadowed only by Dubai’s 2,716-foot Burj Khalifa skyscraper.

The Skytree will serve as a broadcast tower for television and radio, along with being a tourist attraction. It replaces the 1,092 1/2-foot-tall Tokyo Tower — a symbol of Japan's capital since ...

Visitors flocked to the opening of Tokyo Skytree in Japan this morning. Measuring in at 2,080 feet, according to the Guinness Book of World Records it is the new tallest tower in the world. Wait ...

TOBU TOWER SKYTREE Co., Ltd., the operator of the world's tallest freestanding broadcasting tower, TOKYO SKYTREE, opened "A Night at TOKYO SKYTREE," a special web page introducing how to enjoy the ...

Tokyo Tower Skytree, set to open on May 22, has investors pushing the tower as a high-end brand all over the Japanese capital—with gift shop prices that rival the pricey entrance tickets.

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 c… ...