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7-580: The building is owned by the Kasumi Kaikan (霞会館), an association of the former kazoku high nobility. The plot was once owned by the Kazoku Kaikan (華族会館), the previous association, which was changed after World War II in 1947. Completed in 1968, the building is widely regarded as the first modern office skyscraper in Japan. The reason high-rise buildings were not built in the country earlier

14-519: A huge indoor stadium. Kasumi Kaikan The Kasumi Kaikan ( 霞会館 ) is the association of the former kazoku of Japan. It was originally called the Kazoku Kaikan ( 華族会館 , Peers' Club) and renamed in 1947 after the post-war Constitution of Japan abolished the hereditary peerage. The association used to have its headquarters in the Rokumeikan , which was replaced by

21-535: The 34th floor and is strictly for members only, namely descendants of the kazoku . The Kasumigaseki Building is the main subject of the film Chōkōsō no Akebono , which was backed by Kajima Construction , the company that built the Kasumigaseki Building. The building was often used for comparison to things with large volumes in Japan which continued until the construction of the Tokyo Dome ,

28-599: The 950 families of the kazoku . Members of the Imperial Family visit the club on special occasions. Pursuant to an agreement with the developers of the Kasumigaseki Building, the Club occupies three floors within the building, one (the 34th floor) being the club’s premises, and two more being leased out by the club for rental income. The club also owns the land on which the building stands. This article about an organization or organization-related topic in Japan

35-429: The building, as did Mitsui Chemicals . In July 1978, when Nippon Cargo Airlines first began, it operated within a single room inside All Nippon Airways 's space in the Kasumigaseki Building. Two airlines, Garuda Indonesia and Union des Transports Aériens , at one time had offices in the building. PricewaterhouseCoopers had offices on the 15th floor of the building. The Kasumi Kaikan has their club rooms on

42-471: The current structure. Kasumi, meaning mist , refers to the prestigious Tokyo locality Kasumigaseki from which the building takes its name. However, the club’s name is not to be taken literally. ‘Kasumi Club’ is the most appropriate rendering of Kasumi Kaikan in English. The association is a social club , similar to a gentlemen's club but one which admits women as members. Membership is strictly limited to

49-554: Was that Japan's Building Standard Law set an absolute height limit of 31 meters (102 ft) until 1963, when the limit was abolished in favor of a Floor Area Ratio limit. The Asian Development Bank Institute has its head office on the 8th floor of the Kasumigaseki Building. On the same floor, the Asian Development Bank has its Japan offices. Children and Families Agency has its head office on this building. At one time All Nippon Airways had its headquarters in

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