Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe mapped out a plan to develop a five-year funding scheme by this summer to help rebuild the 2011 Great Earthquake-hit regions at the press conference on March 10, the…

IHI, a Japanese heavy industry leader completed construction of a steel structures factory in Hai Phong, in northern Vietnam. The factory will produce 9,000 ton steel bridges annually and supply the p…

The Central Loop Shinagawa Route of Tokyo Metropolitan Expressway or Shutoko completed on March 7, which makes the total 47 km loop fully open to traffic. A ribbon-cutting ceremony took place in Yamat…

With 12 venues to host the 2019 Rugby World Cup matches selected, the hosting cities are accelerating development of their sports facilities. Two stadiums are to be newly built; the New National Stadi…

As demolition of the National Stadium in Tokyo is under way, the site was shown to the press on March 5. Heavy machineries were tearing down the stands at the moment, clearing the land to build a new …

Takenaka Corp. announced on March 3 that it was awarded a contract to expand Changi Airport Terminal 1 in Singapore. The order is valued at 28 billion yen. The company is an original contractor of the…

Japanese Ministry of Infrastructure will launch promotion of infrastructure export to East Africa in a full swing. Seminars on public-private partnership in infrastructure development will take place …

Private Finance Initiative, infrastructure projects that the public sector is financially involved in, has not seen a significant increase recently in local municipalities, said Ministry of Internal A…

Ministry of Infrastructure will resume promotion of Japanese infrastructure export to Russia after a year suspension due to political conflict. A seminar and business networking meeting will take plac…

Kanto Regional Development Bureau under Japanese Land Ministry announced a plan of procedures to clear major roads of obstacles when a large-scaled earthquake hits Tokyo to enable emergency vehicles t…