Longtime Japanese billionaire Minoru Mori passed away last Thursday, March 8th, of heart failure at the age of 77, according to a statement from his Mori Building Company.

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For people who don't have that kind of time, Mori Building has an agreement with a helicopter charter company for discounted rides that take off from a heliport atop another Mori-owned tower a short walk away.

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Though the numbers of wealthy Americans and Europeans have declined, Hideto Oba, an executive in Mori Building's residential division, says the company is also seeing interest from well-heeled buyers in developing Asian countries who want to invest in high-end real estate but can't find enough offerings at home.

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