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…

Changi Airport Group (CAG) of Singapore awarded a contract to build a 130,000m2 mixed purpose facility and expand the Terminal 1 to a consortium of Japan’s Obayashi Corp. and a local contractor. The c…

East Japan Railway Company, or JR East is looking to renovate two Bullet Train lines; Tohoku and Joetsu Shinkansen that have been in service for more than 30 years. The company revealed its intention …

Construction cost increase derived from labor and material price hike hinders redevelopment projects nationwide, an industry association study found. Changes of contracts are inevitable in some under-…