Japanese zipper and building material maker YKK Group has been developing the 3.2ha land in Kurobe City, Toyama Prefecture into a renewable energy-introduced community, “Passive Town”. Followed by the…

Japan Sports Council broke ground on December 11 in Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo to build the New National Stadium, the main venue for Tokyo Olympic Games in 2020. The ceremony was held on the day with attendan…

Japanese housing developer Sekisui House will construct the nation’s first zero energy apartment building in Nagoya City. The three story mid-sized apartments will have luxury twelve units with comple…

Tokyo-based Research Institute of Construction and Economy, RISE held the 21th Asia Construct Conference in Tokyo with attendance from eight companies throughout Asia. Under the main theme “Sustainabl…

Sumitomo Mitsui Construction Corp. announced that a joint venture led by the firm won the contract to build Vietnam’s first metro line in Ho Chi Minh City and it broke ground on November 17. The contr…

Japanese construction contractor Tobishima Corp. launched agriculture business as it took over operation of a vegetable factory in Yamanashi Prefecture from Yokohama-based agri-firm Granpa which devel…

A museum which has a collection of famous ukiyoe artist Katsushika Hokusai who lived in late 18th century will open on November 22 in Sumida-ku, Tokyo. Founded by the city government and local communi…

Kumagai Taiwan, a subsidiary of Japanese construction company completed on November 16 framework of luxury condominiums Tao Zhu Yin Yuan in Taipei City, Taiwan which are developed by BES Engineering C…

Japanese construction company Kajima Corp. has completed a 11,800m2 office building near its headquarters in Akasaka, Tokyo. The firm introduced a cutting-edge energy management system integrated with…

Japanese architectural firm Mitsubishi Jisho Sekkei has been awarded a contract to design headquarters of Ant Financial Service, the financial arm of Chinese Tech Giant Alibaba Group in Hangzhou. In t…