TOKYO – The observation deck of Tokyo Skytree in Sumida ward, Tokyo, remained closed to visitors on Feb 25 following an elevator malfunction on the evening of Feb 22. A total of 20 people, including ...

Twenty people were trapped inside an elevator at the world’s tallest broadcasting tower in Tokyo, Japan, for more than five hours on Sunday night, the tower’s operator confirmed. The 634-metre Tokyo ...

Tokyo Skytree tower will restart operations on Thursday, days after 20 visitors were trapped in an elevator for more than five hours, the operator said as safety checks have been completed. Tobu Tower ...

TOKYO - Tokyo Skytree tower reopened to visitors on Feb 26 after a three-day suspension caused by an elevator malfunction, its operator said. Tobu Tower Skytree Co. had closed the 350m high ...

Tokyo, Feb. 23 (Jiji Press)--Twenty people were rescued in the early hours of Monday after being trapped in an elevator of the Tokyo Skytree tower in the Japanese capital's Sumida Ward for about ...

Since Tokyo Skytree opened in 2012, there have been two other cases of elevators in the tower coming to a sudden halt, in 2015 and 2017. - Photo: Tokyo Skytree TOKYO: The observation deck of Tokyo ...