LIXIL Jyutaku Kenkyusyo, a house builder of Japanese housing product maker LIXIL Group announced on July 31 that it has built a model house in Saitama Prefecture with a concept of a future house repre…

Japanese architectural firms AXS Satow and Nomura have received a contract to design a resort complex in Shenzhen, China. The companies were selected by the international bidding from seventy applican…

Infrastructure Minister Visits Strong Quake-hit Osaka, Inspects damages Japanese Infrastructure Minister Keiichi Ishii visited northern Osaka on June 22 which was hit by a powerful earthquake in the m…

Japanese government and Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) will launch a new funding scheme for infrastructure development in developing and emerging countries. The new facility will prov…

Global leaders in cement manufacturing launch an international organization “Global Cement and Concrete Association” (GCCA). The founding members including Swiss-based LafargeHolcim, Cemex of Mexico, …

apanese engineering consulting firm Kokusai Kogyo and Hanoi-based construction company FECON Corporation on May 31 exchanged a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in disaster prevention and roa…

Japanese infrastructure ministry will send a delegation of officials and small and medium sized companies to Vietnam and Myanmar this fall. Networking with local companies will be taken place besides …

Business leaders of Japan, China and South Korea issued a joint statement on May 9 at Japan-China-Korea Business Summit which was held in Tokyo, stipulating importance of infrastructure development fo…

Japanese engineering giant IHI launched the smart community in Soma City, Fukushima Prefecture, intending to integrate solar power generation with community-led business development. The opening cerem…

Japanese construction company Taisei Corp. announced on April 6 that it developed low-cost high-fluidity concrete “T-Lcrete.” Added with powdered fluidizer and thickener, the new material shows high-f…