Hitachi Ltd. announced on April 21 that it will install record-breaking 1200m/m elevators to a 530m multi-purpose sky scraper in Guangzhou, China. Equipped with the newly developed drive and control s…

Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism will promote utilization of private-sector licenses of infrastructure inspectors. The expert panel of the minister’s advisory committee will sta…

A Tokyo-based organization, Institute of Building Environment and Energy Conservation (IBEC) announced on April 15 that it gave the highest grade of certification for energy efficient buildings to an …

Mitsubishi Estate Co. broke ground on April 14 to build a 150,000m2 multi-use complex in Otemachi, Tokyo, which will have the first residential spaces in the area. 130 serviced apartments will be deve…

A subcommittee of the road sector for the Social Infrastructure Council, an advisory body to Land Minister submitted a proposal regarding anti-deterioration measures of roads to the minister, mapping …

A bill to establish a company that supports Japanese company’s export of infrastructure system was passed by the House of Councilors on April 11. The government will launch the company in fall upon ap…

J. Front Retailing Co., Japan’s leading retailer will start considering redevelopment of its high-end flagship store in Osaka. A 91-year old Neo-Gothic architecture designed by US-born William Merrell…

A local railway damaged by the 2011 East Japan Earthquake and the tsunami in the coastline of Tohoku region resumed its full operation. As the reconstruction works progressed, the Sanriku Railway Comp…

TOTO Ltd., Japan’s top residential equipment maker, will launch manufacturing centers in India and China by the end of this year. Locations in the promising markets are expected to promote overseas ho…

Association of four rail companies established to promote export of Japanese bullet train system to overseas held its first meeting in Tokyo on April 10. International High Speed Rail Association, IHR…