Standing tall

The country's new tallest building has opened in Tokyo, taking the title from an Osaka skyscraper.

The 330-meter-high Azabudai Hills Mori JP Tower has a 30-meter advantage over the Abeno Harukas building in Osaka, previously Japan's tallest building.

The JP Tower and its surrounding facilities have an overall floor area of around 861,700 square meters, and include office space, green areas, residential units, hotel rooms and shops and restaurants, its developer Mori Building said.

The development project in central Tokyo was aimed at renewing the area filled with small wooden houses and old buildings, while also offering "infrastructure such as roads and parks," according to Mori Building's website.

The area "will host approximately 20,000 office workers and 3,500 residents when fully occupied and is expected to welcome 30 million visitors per year," it said.