Toyo Ito, a Japanese noted architect attended the 25th International Union of Architect World Congress held in August 3-5 in Durban, South Africa and gave two speeches introducing his recent works and…

East Japan Railway Co. is planning to develop a new access line from central Tokyo to Haneda Airport in a bid to meet growing demand of passengers. The plan, revealed by the company’s officials at a c…

The value of consulting contracts in overseas construction awarded to Japanese companies hit the record high in fiscal 2014 of 96.5 billion yen, showing 44.8% increase from the previous year, said Inf…

The construction industry which is suffering from serious labor shortage is looking to hiring more high school graduates. 17,000 newly-graduates entered the workforce last year, which was the largest …

The economic ministry of Japan revealed August 19 a roadmap for development of technology in renewable energy sector. It targets cost reduction of solar power generation by 30% by 2030, while practica…

The controversial Yamba dam construction in Gunma Prefecture has finally resumed in full swing aiming at completion in 2019. A joint venture of Shimizu, Tekken and IHI Infrastructure Systems was selec…

社会資本整備審議会都市計画・歴史的風土分科会都市計画部会第２回新たな時代の都市マネジメント小委員会（１日、東京都千代田区の国交省）

48 top construction companies of Japan recorded overseas order value of 361.9 billion yen in Apr-Jun 2014, increasing by 13.6% from a year earlier, the Overseas Construction Association of Japan annou…

Japan’s ministry of environment will launch the first demonstration of potential marine renewable energy, tidal power this fall. Giant turbines will be installed on the seabed of two test sites; near …

Takenaka Corp. was awarded a 70.3 billion yen contract to build one of the two skyscrapers planned in Otemachi Tokyo by Urban Renaissance Agency (UR) and NTT Urban Development Corp. The company will b…