The elevator at Tokyo's Roppongi subway station, which is out of service, is seen on Jan. 24, 2023. (Mainichi/Shinji Kurokawa) TOKYO -- An elevator at Roppongi subway station in Tokyo, the deepest in ...

Nearly three decades after it first hatched in the palms of Japanese schoolgirls, Tamagotchi – Bandai’s iconic handheld ...

Home to numerous shopping areas, nightclubs and bars, Roppongi is probably not the first place you would think off when you want to experience some traditional Japanese culture. But despite its ...

An urban development project touted as one of the largest ever in Japan is set to transform Tokyo’s bustling Roppongi entertainment district. The centerpiece will be a stunning 327-meter high-rise ...

Reporting from Tokyo — Masatoshi Shimbo has always felt more than a bit paternal toward the changeling Roppongi district, the inner-city neighborhood where he grew up and his family made its real ...

Mori Building, a leading urban developer, has announced that Roppongi Hills will become the first facility in Tokyo to house both a one-stop tax-exemption counter for all purchases within the complex ...

Some think that Roppongi Hills is cursed. A real estate agent owner jokingly comments, “Recently, people say that residents of Roppongi Hills are doomed. You know, it’s the number 666,” – referring to ...

MANILA, Philippines - The Bank of the Philippine Islands has opened last Oct. 29, a representative office, not a branch, in Roppongi, Japan, contrary to earlier published report on the subject. A ...

The Roppongi district of Tokyo has been through a turbulent time in the 60 years since it was destroyed by firebombing during World War II. "Kanreki," the observance of a 60th birthday, is an ...

It was Thursday evening and we’d just landed in Japan, a day ahead of Tokyo Auto Salon media day. Instead of succumbing to jet lag the Super Street crew headed over to a Rauh-Welt Begriff (RWB) ...

Apple is supposedly planning on relocating its Japan headquarters to an office tower in the upscale Roppongi Hills complex in Tokyo, with the move said to be happening as soon as April. Citing people ...