Japan Sports Council revealed the design of New National Stadium on May 28. A planned main venue of 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games will have a 210,000m2 total floor area equipped with movable seats, retract…

A 150m building with Japan’s most advanced green technologies is being developed in Minato-ku, Tokyo by a group of developers and builders. A unique solar lighting system developed by Taisei Corp., on…

Three bills focusing mainly on measures against future labor shortage in the construction industry was approved unanimously by the Japanese Diet’s Lower House on May 29. The laws will strengthen the r…

Japanese cabinet approved on June 3 the basic plan and the action plan for national resilience, aiming to prepare for building collapse, fire, and tsunami caused by large-scaled earthquakes. The actio…

Obayashi Corp. developed new concrete that can lower CO2 emission in production process by using recycled materials. The company applied the product, “Clean-crete” to a foundation part of a 24 story r…

Maeda Corp. announced May 27 that it launched a joint venture with Turkish leading construction company looking to participation in local construction and consultancy businesses. The joint venture aim…

Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will give subsidies to Public Private Partnership projects in Philippines and Myanmar. The grant up to 150 million yen will be appropriated for expenses o…

Hotel Okura Co. announced May 23 that it will reconstruct a main building of its flagship luxurious hotel in Tokyo. The existing building will be replaced by a 38 story high rise and a 13 story struct…

The number of solar power generation plants approved by the government hiked at the end of fiscal 2013 in March. Private businesses applied for authorization to avoid decreased fixed price for electri…

The Overseas Construction Association of Japan announced May 22 the record of orders received outside Japan by its 49 member companies in fiscal 2013, which shows 35.5% increase in values from a year …