International Union of Architects, UIA announced that it will award Gold Medal to Japanese renowned architect Toyo Ito this year. Mr. Ito was the third Japanese winner of the prize following Fumihiko …

A special purpose company of Japanese contractor Fujita, developer Tokyo Tatemono and public-private fund JOIN will develop 92,000m2 multi-purpose complex in central Yangon, Myanmar. The company will …

Japanese real estate developer Mitsui Fudosan and Israeli software start-up Dronomy jointly conducted a test of UAV at a construction site in Nihonbashi, Tokyo to demonstrate the autonomous flying tec…

Japanese heavy equipment manufacturer IHI completed a pier in Kagoshima Port which can accommodate large ships to deliver fuel to the biomass power plant being developed by the company. The new 10-met…

Japanese Construction Company Shimizu announced July 5 that it was awarded a contract to build a 92,043m2 cancer treatment center in Singapore at 31 billion yen. The 24 story hospital is to become the…

Tokyu Hotels announced a plan to develop a hotel in Kawasaki City near Tokyo International Airport, which will become the world’s first “hydrogen hotel.” Low-carbon hydrogen transported by a pipeline …

Niigata-based construction company Oyanagi Construction and Microsoft’s Japanese branch announced on April 20 that they will cooperate in a project to improve efficiency and traceability of constructi…

The number of developments with more than 10,000m2 floor in central Tokyo revealed in fiscal 2016 increased by nine to 104 projects from the previous year and the total floor space was approximately f…

Japanese contractor Shimizu Corp. announced on March 29 that it was awarded a contract by Government of Ghana to build a research center for infectious diseases. Japan provides a grand aid up to 2.28 …

Japanese housing developer Daiwa House Industry and construction contractor Fujita announced a plan to develop “Water Front City Project” consisting of two high rises in Hai Phong, a northern city of …