A 231-meter super high rise was completed in Roppongi, Tokyo, a part of the redevelopment project conducted by a group of land owners including Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. A joint venture of Tai…

Kumamoto City selected Obayashi Corp. as a preferred bidder to restore Kumamoto Castle which was severely damaged by a series of powerful earthquakes in April. The main tower is to be repaired by the …

Japanese contractor Shimizu Corp. announced October 17 that it demonstrated effectiveness of the soil purifying method used on dioxin containing soil contaminated by herbicide Agent Orange. It has bee…

Aichi Prefecture in central Japan announced that it selected Takenaka Corp. through a competitive bidding as a contractor to develop a large-scaled exhibition center planned near Chubu Centrair Intern…

Japanese contractor Daiwa House Industry Co. and Taisei Corp. have established a joint venture to develop a multi-purpose complex comprising housing, offices and retails in the capital city of Vietnam…

Japanese contractor Takenaka Corp. and plasterboard maker Yoshino Gypsum Co. announced on October 11 that they jointly developed radiation shielding block wall made of barium sulfate-added plaster. Th…

Tokyo University Institute of Industrial Science will soon begin operation of the nation’s first wind power plant in the Pacific Ocean in the northern part of Japan. The 43kw system, floating on open …

Tokyo-based Hitachi Construction Machinery launched the country’s largest demonstration site for ICT-integrated product line-ups at a factory in Hitachinaka City, Ibaraki Prefecture. Customers can dem…

One of the four shield machines of 16.1 meter in diameter was in display at a factory in Yokohama for rotation test in preparation for tunneling of Tokyo Outer Ring Road, or Gaikan-do. The machine, th…

Japanese foundation engineering company Raito Kogyo and Hanoi-based construction company FECON established a joint venture Raito Fecon Innovative Geotechnical Engineering (RFI), with an aim to expand …