35 leading construction companies consider Asian markets especially Southeast Asian countries as the most promising market, revealed the survey by the Overseas Construction Association of Japan. Besid…

Kyocera TCL Solar, a joint venture of Kyocera and Century Tokyo Leasing broke ground on January 21 at Yamakura Dam in Chiba Prefecture to build the world’s largest floating solar plant. The 13.7 mega-…

Japanese real estate developers are looking to strengthen resort development as Japan sees increasing number of tourists from overseas. Mori Trust begun in a full swing a large-scaled development in o…

Japanese government’s fiscal 2016 budget was approved by the cabinet on December 24. Out of a record 96.72 trillion yen budget, the budget for public works rose 0.04% to 5.97 trillion yen. 5.18 trilli…

The groundbreaking ceremony of Vientiane International Airport terminal building was held on December 28 in the capital city of Laos with attendance of Japanese Transport Minister Keiichi Ishii, Japan…

A joint venture of two Japanese construction firms Penta-Ocean Construction and Rinkai Construction and Toyo Construction has been awarded dredging works for Lach Huyen Port development in Hai Phong C…

A consortium of Taisei Corp, Azusa Sekkei and architect Kengo Kuma was selected as a preferred bidder over the competing group consisting of Toyo Ito, Nihon Sekkei, Takenaka, Shimizu and Obayashi to d…

Central Japan Railway Company broke ground on December 18 to construct the first tunnel for the 286 km Maglev express line connecting Tokyo and Nagoya in 2027. The ceremony took place in Hayakawa Cho,…

The New Kansai International Airport Company signed on December 15 a concession contract with a special purpose company formed by ORIX and Vinci Airports that have been selected as a preferred bidder …

Japan and U.S. will jointly assist Asian developing countries in infrastructure development. The two countries will hold a seminar on construction together in Manila, Philippines in March 2016, aiming…