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Japan's tallest building celebrates 1 million visitors

OSAKA, Japan - Shohei Izumoto (far R), the 1 millionth visitor to the observation deck of Abeno Harukas, and his relatives pose for photos along with Hidenori Akasaka (far L), a senior managing executive officer of Kintetsu Corp., the operator of Abeno Harukas in Osaka's Abeno Ward, on July 13, 2014. The number of visitors to the observation deck of the tallest skyscraper in Japan reached 1 million around four months after the opening of the building.

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Giant parfait debus as Japan's tallest building opens

OSAKA, Japan - A 300-millimeter-tall parfait debuts at a cafe in Abeno Ward, Osaka, western Japan, on March 7, 2014, near the 300-meter-high Abeno Harukas skyscraper that fully opened for business the same day. The building is the tallest skyscraper in Japan.

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Japan's tallest sckyscraper Abeno Harukas fully opens

OSAKA, Japan - The 300-meter-tall Abeno Harukas, Japan's tallest building, fully opens for business in Abeno Ward, Osaka, western Japan, on March 6, 2014. The Tsutenkaku tower (literally meaning "Tower Reaching Heaven"), a well-known landmark of Osaka, stands on the right.

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New Year sales

OSAKA, Japan - Customers buy "lucky bags" at the flagship outlet of Kintetsu Department Store Co. in Osaka's Abeno Ward on Jan. 2, 2014. Major Japanese department stores kicked off business for 2014 that day.

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Osaka test illumination

OSAKA, Japan - A space of the flagship outlet of Kintetsu Department Store Co. in the Abeno Harukas building in Osaka's Abeno Ward is lit up in an illumination test on Oct. 30, 2013. Illumination in the area will start Nov. 1, lasting until Jan. 31, 2014.

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Japan's tallest building

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken June 13, 2013, shows Abeno Harukas, a 300-meter-tall building under construction in Osaka City's Abeno Ward. Harukas is set to be the tallest building in Japan.

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Japan's tallest building

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on June 13, 2013, shows Abeno Harukas, a 300-meter-tall building under construction in Osaka City's Abeno Ward. Harukas is set to be the tallest building in Japan.

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Sharp to accept investment from Samsung

OSAKA, Japan - File photo shows the headquarters of Japanese electronics maker Sharp Corp. in Osaka's Abeno Ward. The struggling company said March 6, 2013, it will accept 10.38 billion yen in investment from Samsung Electronics Co. and increase its supply of liquid crystal display panels to the South Korean electronics giant to rebuild its business.

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Sharp in alliance talks with Samsung Electronics

OSAKA, Japan - File photo shows the headquarters of Japanese electronics maker Sharp Corp. in Osaka's Abeno Ward. The struggling company is in talks with Samsung Electronics Co. of South Korea on concluding a capital and business alliance, industry sources said March 5, 2013.

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Sharp to forecast record net loss of 450 bil. yen

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken in September 2012 shows the headquarters of Sharp Corp. in Osaka's Abeno Ward. Sharp will revise down its earnings forecast for the current fiscal year ending March 31, 2013, projecting a record group net loss of 450 billion yen, mainly due to its flagging television-making business, sources close to the matter said Nov. 1, 2012.

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Japan's tallest building in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Photo on Oct. 23, 2012, shows a view from the 55th floor of the Abeno Harukas building in Osaka City's Abeno Ward now under construction and already the tallest structure in Japan. Railway operator Kintetsu Corp. held a ceremony the same day to mark the completion of the frame structure for the 300-meter building with 60 stories above ground and five underground.

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Japan's tallest building in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Photo on Oct. 23, 2012, shows the Abeno Harukas building in Osaka City's Abeno Ward now under construction and already the tallest structure in Japan. Railway operator Kintetsu Corp. held a ceremony the same day to mark the completion of the frame structure for the 300-meter building.

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Japan's tallest building Abeno Harukasu

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken Aug. 30, 2012, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows super skyscraper Abeno Harukasu in Osaka, which reached its ultimate height of 300 meters the same day. The tallest building in Japan, located in Osaka's Abeno Ward, is set to open in the spring of 2014.

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Japan's tallest building Abeno Harukasu

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken Aug. 30, 2012, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows super skyscraper Abeno Harukasu in Osaka, which reached its ultimate height of 300 meters the same day. The tallest building in Japan, located in Osaka's Abeno Ward, is set to open in the spring of 2014.

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Japan's tallest building Abeno Harukasu

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken Aug. 30, 2012, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows super skyscraper Abeno Harukasu (back) in Osaka, which reached its ultimate height of 300 meters the same day, with Osaka's traditional landmark Tsutenkaku tower also shown (L front). The tallest building in Japan, located in Osaka's Abeno Ward, is set to open in the spring of 2014.

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Japan's tallest building Abeno Harukasu

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken Aug. 30, 2012, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows super skyscraper Abeno Harukasu in Osaka, which reached its ultimate height of 300 meters the same day, with a sign bearing the Japanese phrase that means "tallest in Japan" seen displayed on the roof. The tallest building in Japan, located in Osaka's Abeno Ward, is set to open in the spring of 2014.

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Japan's tallest building Abeno Harukasu

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken Aug. 30, 2012, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows super skyscraper Abeno Harukasu in Osaka, which reached its ultimate height of 300 meters the same day. The tallest building in Japan, located in Osaka's Abeno Ward, is set to open in the spring of 2014.

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Sharp to slash 5,000 jobs in Japan, overseas

OSAKA, Japan - File photo taken July 26, 2012, shows the headquarters of Sharp Corp. in Osaka's Abeno Ward. The company will slash some 5,000 jobs, or 9 percent of its consolidated workforce, in and outside Japan by the end of March 2013 through early retirements and other means to turn its business around after being hit by a slump in its television business, sources close to the matter said Aug. 2, 2012.

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Sharp HQ

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the headquarters of Sharp Corp. in Osaka's Abeno Ward on Oct. 4, 2010.

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Abeno Harukas to mark 1st anniversary

Kindergarteners celebrate the first anniversary of the opening of Abeno Harukas, Japan's tallest building, on the 16th floor of the skyscraper in Osaka's Abeno Ward, western Japan, on March 6, 2015, the day before its commemoration day. A total of 300 birthday cakes were prepared for a display in tribute to the 300-meter height of the building. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abeno Harukas to mark 1st anniversary

Kindergarteners celebrate the first anniversary of the opening of Abeno Harukas, Japan's tallest building, on the 16th floor of the skyscraper in Osaka's Abeno Ward, western Japan, on March 6, 2015, the day before its commemoration day. A total of 300 birthday cakes were prepared for a display in tribute to the 300-meter height of the building. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sharp in talks to sell HQ building to Nitori

One of Sharp Corp.'s building (R) housing its headquarters functions in Osaka's Abeno Ward is seen in this file photo taken in April 2015. Sharp is in talks to sell the building to furniture retail chain operator Nitori Holdings Co. The building on the left is Sharp's Tanabe building that the struggling Japanese electronics maker also plans to sell to NTT Urban Development Corp., NTT Group's real estate arm. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's tallest building celebrates 1 million visitors

OSAKA, Japan - Shohei Izumoto (far R), the 1 millionth visitor to the observation deck of Abeno Harukas, and his relatives pose for photos along with Hidenori Akasaka (far L), a senior managing executive officer of Kintetsu Corp., the operator of Abeno Harukas in Osaka's Abeno Ward, on July 13, 2014. The number of visitors to the observation deck of the tallest skyscraper in Japan reached 1 million around four months after the opening of the building. (Kyodo)