Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry established a public-private council to promote infrastructure export to Asian emerging markets mainly in energy sector. Some 40 private businesses incl…

Japanese construction giant Shimizu Corp. announced that it won a contract to construct a cable stayed bridge in southern Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam at 20.7 billion yen. A joint venture of Shimizu and local…

Japanese leading cement maker Taiheiyo Cement Corp. developed new material that enables to enhance the strength of concrete up to 500 Newton per square mm, the strongest in the world. A small particle…

Japanese property giant Mitsui Fudosan will redevelop a former British Broadcasting Corporation Television Center site and an adjacent plot in London jointly with a local developer. The total floor sp…

Japanese construction giant Takenaka Corp. announced on June 6 that it first applied low carbon cement made with blast furnace slag, a by-product of steelmaking to building frames. The ECM Cement, joi…

Japanese Transport Ministry will launch feasibility study on development of Shinkansen Bullet Train System for a planned high-speed rail line linking Thailand’s capital city Bangkok and the northern c…

All of the 16 Japanese small and medium-sized construction companies which participated in delegation led by the Land Ministry last December have intention to launch their businesses in Vietnam by 201…

Japanese construction giant Taisei and Stanley Electric announced on May 26 that they developed energy-efficient, water-resistant light emitting diode (LED) lighting system for indoor vegetable factor…

Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan mapped out a policy to establish a system to record information of all laborers working at construction sites, including work history, …

Member companies of an industry group reported a record 1.81 trillion yen orders received overseas in fiscal 2014, 13.3% up from the year earlier, says the Overseas Construction Association of Japan. …