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Article: First Tokyo, then the world: one of Japan's most influential families has some very big plans, but will they fly?
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- Japan Inc.
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- November 1, 2002
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THE WORLD'S TALLEST BUILDING. Structures that lure residents back to the city center. Temples of art and culture. An architectural movement that will first change Tokyo, then the nation, then who knows. This is what the Moris, one of Japan's richest and most influential families, are out to achieve--and in case you haven't noticed, they are well on their way.
Perhaps no other family in modern Japanese history has had so much influence on Tokyo. The Moris have helped shape the way Tokyo looks--for better or worse--for nearly five decades. Their 60 or so office buildings dot Toranomon, Kamiyacho and other sections of western Tokyo, their Ark Hills complex helped ...