New commercial complex Tokyo Midtown opens in Roppongi area

New commercial complex Tokyo Midtown opens in Roppongi area

TOKYO, Japan - People take to a new landmark business and commercial complex that opened on March 30 in Tokyo's Roppongi district, featuring a 248-meter-tall tower, one of the tallest skyscrapers in the capital, as its core facility. The Tokyo Midtown complex, built on the 10-hectare site of the former Defense Agency under a 370-billion-yen project, houses luxury hotel Ritz-Carlton Tokyo on the upper floors of the tower.

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