Central Japan Railway Company or JR Tokai started work on December 17 to build Maglev railway stations in Tokyo and Nagoya. The company’s officials, local stakeholders and contractors attended the gro…

Bridgestone Corp, the world’s largest rubber and tire maker, announced December 19 that it developed a super large-sized base isolator to secure the anti-quake effect for super high rises as tall as 1…

A public-private collaborative body studying solutions for urban issues of the Japanese capital amid the 2020 Olympic Games established recommendations, proposing 40 ambitious plans in such sectors as…

Japan Sewerage Works Agency has been inviting private sectors for a joint research on Building Information Modeling for sanitation projects such as sewer treatment facilities and pumping stations. The…

Mitsui & Co, a Japanese major trading house and a developer, Mitsui Fudosan Co. announced a redevelopment plan in Otemachi, Tokyo, where the trade company’s headquarters is located. Existing three bui…

Japanese Land Ministry has been undertaking experiments to identify low-cost construction methods of burying utility lines underground in order to improve urban landscape and disaster-resilience of Ja…

Japanese infrastructure ministry will invite more private companies’ involvement in the process of sewer pipes development by introducing new project delivery methods and procurement system such as Pr…

Japanese Government launched a new scheme of yen loan for developing and emerging countries implementing Public-Private-Partnership (P3) infrastructure developments with an aim to remove obstacles for…

Tokyo Metropolitan Government announced an estimated construction cost of 11 facilities planned for the 2020 Olympic Games at 255.3 billion yen, some 100 billion yen more than the initial estimation o…

Mayor Fumio Ueda of Sapporo City of Hokkaido Prefecture announced his intention to bid for the 2026 Winter Olympic Games on November 27 at the city assembly meeting. With the successful bid, it will b…