Japan’s leading builder Takenaka Corp. announced that it established a subsidiary Vietnam Takenaka which is based in Ho Chi Minh City. The company’s eighth branch in Asia aims at six billion yen in sa…

A consortium led by Japanese real estate developer Mitsui Fudosan will develop a community to be modeled after Portland, Oregon in Makuhari Shintoshin, suburban Tokyo. As the city is often described a…

The Overseas Construction Association of Japan held a meeting in Tokyo with a delegation of Vietnamese Association of Construction Contractors led by Chairman Nguyen Quoc Hiep. As the two sides discus…

The special committee of Japanese ruling party LDP will develop proposals for expanding export of septic tanks, a part of small sewage system for households. As more and more developing countries are …

Japanese engineering firm JFE Engineering announced on February 6 that it will introduce IBM’s artificial intelligence technology to operation of waste-to-energy plants by the end of fiscal 2017. The …

The plan to construct total 820,000m2 buildings in Toranomon, Tokyo has been revealed. The 8.1ha plot is to be developed with seven structures including 330m super high rise with completion due in 202…

Japanese transport minister Keiichi Ishii met with Turkish President Erdogan during his visit on January 17-19 and expressed his intention to assist the nation to build the Çanakkale Bridge, which is …

As Japanese Diet passed a bill to legalize casinos last December, some cities including Yokohama have shown their interest to invite the nation’s first casino resort to be built. The Yokohama Chamber …

Japanese engineering consulting firm Chodai and University of Nagasaki in cooperation Nagasaki-based machinery maker Kyowakiden Industry developed an inspection robot for bridge cables. The companies …

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…