Kesennuma Bay Bridge, a symbol of reconstruction from the Great East Japan Earthquake is nearing completion. The last girder of the bridge was placed on May 23 in Kesennuma City, Miyagi Prefecture, wh…

UK-based design firm BDP, a subsidiary of Japanese engineering consulting firm Nippon Koei has been involved in design works of a temporary hospital in London for treatment of COVID-19 patients. With …

A group of researchers at Japan Construction Machinery and Construction Association, Gifu University, and companies including Shimizu Corporation, Sumitomo Osaka Cement, and NIPPO developed the hybrid…

Japanese construction company Toda Corporation and Nagoya-based electronics components maker Murata Manufacturing are aiming to develop a business scheme that combines the use of renewable energy at c…

Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Kazuyoshi Akaba said at the conference after the Cabinet meeting on April 17 that the ministry was discussing with contractors and that there we…

Construction contractor Kajima announced on April 17th that it will close about 700 construction sites until May 6 upon agreement with their clients as the country is on the state of emergency due to …

A group of nine companies led by Mitsubishi Estate will begin construction of the massive development in the north of Osaka Station in Osaka by the end of fiscal year 2020, March 2021. The plan was ap…

Japanese real estate developers have decided to postpone the opening of their properties amid the corona virus pandemic. They aim to prevent the spread of the virus by shutting down large-scaled shopp…

The Tokyo-based special purpose company funded by renewable energy developer RENOVA and Tokyo Gas will construct the largest biomass power plant in Ishinomaki City, anortheastern Japanese city of Miya…

The Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games are to be postponed for about a year due to the corona virus pandemic. The delay is disappointing for the construction industry which contributed to the successf…