TOKYO: A 300-metre skyscraper was inaugurated on Friday in the Japanese city of Osaka as the earthquake-prone country's tallest building.
About 130 billion yen or 1.26 billion dollars was invested in the construction of the 60-storey Abeno Harukus building, whose net floor area reaches 300,000 square metres.
Abeno Harukus, owned by Japanese railway operator Kintetsu Corp, assumed the mantle of the tallest building from the 296-metre Landmark Tower in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, dpa reported.
An observation deck is located around the 288-metre level and runs from the 58th to the 60th floor.
"I'm glad that I have become the first to be here. I want to enjoy the rooftop garden," Masami Kubo, the first visitor to the deck, was quoted by the Kyodo News agency as saying. (QNA)
