Unusual Japanese World Records

Tokyo Sky Tree is world’s tallest tower

March 4, 2011 Tagged With: Architecture, Records, Tokyo

The Tokyo Sky Tree, which is still under construction, has surpassed China’s Canton Tower (600m) as the world’s tallest tower on March 1.

Asahi News records the feat on a very hazy day…

The Tokyo Sky Tree will reach 634m when it’s completed. It’s still not the world’s tallest structure, as the title goes to Burj Khalifa in UAE.

November 16, 2010 Tagged With: Records

AKB48 has been officially recognised by Guinness World Records as the pop group with most number of members.

Japanese girl group AKB48

The 48-members group was formed in 2005 and is now the most popular girl group in Japan, with hit songs like Beginner and Heavy Rotation etc.