By SERI ISHIKAWA/ Staff Writer
December 6, 2022 at 07:00 JST
The athletics field of Joto Elementary School in Tokyo’s Chuo Ward is furnished with a retractable ceiling, through which the exterior of Tokyo Midtown Yaesu can be seen when it is opened. (Kazushige Kobayashi)
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