Japanese pavement company Obayashi Road Corporation has established a process that virtually eliminates carbon dioxide emissions from the production of asphalt mix. Instead of fuel oil, which is conve…

Japanese trading company Sumitomo Corporation, Tokyo-based construction company Kumagai Gumi, and steel maker JFE Steel Corporation have decided to use green steel, which significantly reduces carbon …

September 1 marks the 100th anniversary of the Great Kanto Earthquake, which caused unprecedented damage in Tokyo and surrounding areas. Reconstruction projects laid the foundation for cities in the T…

The Utsunomiya-Haga Light Rail Line, a next-generation LRT connecting the cities of Utsunomiya and Haga in Tochigi Prefecture, opened for service on August 26. This is the first all-new LRT line in Ja…

Japanese construction company Obayashi Corporation has introduced a facial recognition system based on Panasonic Connect's world-class technology at the construction site of the 2025 World Exposition …

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan, the Urban Renaissance Agency and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development will further strengthen their cooperation in…

Reconstruction Agency of Japan will support the reconstruction of Ukraine, which suffered extensive damage to infrastructure and housing as a result of the Russian invasion of the country. On June 19,…

A new building at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, designed by Japanese renowned architect Toyo Ito and others, was completed and opened in May. With the exception of the evacuation stai…

The G7 Summit was held for three days from May 19 to 21 in Hiroshima City. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida chaired the discussions, and the leaders adopted a summit statement. The statement included the …

apanese construction company Shimizu Corporation and its affiliate Nippon Road have begun developing technology for decarbonized pavement by mixing biochar, which is effective in sequestering carbon d…