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A Total Construction Cost of 2.5 Billion Yen, Tourist Numbers Plummeting From 300,000 to Just 8,000... The Rise and Fall of the "Giant Abandoned Tower" Towering over Nemuro, the Easternmost Point of Mainland Japan.

Located at the easternmost point of mainland Japan is Cape Nosappu in Nemuro City, Hokkaido. Just 3.7 kilometers from Kaigarajima Island in the Habomai Islands, the "Aurora Tower," built in 1987 at a cost of 2.5 billion yen as a "symbol of peace," now stands in ruins. What is happening across the water from the Northern Territories? Economic journalist Izumi Kushida investigated the situation on-site—(Part 1)
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Located at the easternmost point of mainland Japan is Cape Nosappu in Nemuro City, Hokkaido. Just 3.7 kilometers from Kaigarajima Island in the Habomai Islands, the "Aurora Tower," built in 1987 at a cost of 2.5 billion yen as a "symbol of peace," now stands in ruins. What is happening across the water from the Northern Territories? Economic journalist Izumi Kushida investigated the situation on-site—(Part 1)

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PRESIDENT Online(プレジデントオンライン) broke the news on Tuesday, September 15, 2026.
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