The number of bankruptcy of construction companies in April through September 2014 caused by labor shortage increased to 51 from 46 in the same period of the year earlier, a Tokyo-based research insti…

Takenaka Corp. announced that it developed a new engineering method jointly with Tokyu Land Corp. to install a running track linking rooftops of multiple structures. The buildings as a whole support t…

Takenaka Corp. is taking advantages of Building Information Modeling (BIM) for designing exterior panels of a complex-shaped building to improve construction productivity.　Applied at a large-scaled sp…

Institute for Urban Strategy, a part of Tokyo-based Mori Memorial Foundation, published its annual flagship report of 40 international cities all over the world. The organization ranked Tokyo at 4th, …

Employees aged from 15 to 34 comprised 21% of all construction workers in 2013, falling 4% from five years ago, Labor ministry reported. The result demonstrates the shortage of young generations in th…

The number of bankruptcy of construction companies in April through September 2014 caused by labor shortage increased to 51 from 46 in the same period of the year earlier, a Tokyo-based research insti…

Japanese elevator and escalator manufacturers are looking to accelerate maintenance business in foreign markets especially emerging countries such as Southeast Asia. As it is not common they offer a p…

Large-scaled development plans in Tokyo’s metropolitan areas revealed from April to September in 2014 are in sharp decline both in number and total floor space from the previous year. Prolonged increa…

CYBERDYNE Inc., a Japanese start-up developming robotic suits announced September 30 that it launched work assisting equipment HAL for Task Support–Back Load Reduction Type that help wearers lift heav…

Cost hike of imported materials and fuel is urging construction material makers to raise the price of their products. The manufacturers’ move to increase the price due to prolonged decline of the yen …