Japanese government has started consulting service for local municipalities considering infrastructure export. Contact person in charge of every sector such as water, sewer and waste treatment are lis…

Japan’s tallest building, 300-meter “Abeno Harukas” is fully open in March 7 in Osaka. The multi-purpose complex of 212,000 m2 total floor space is officially completed after the 4-year period of cons…

Environment Ministry will enhance promotion of low-carbon technologies possessed by Japanese companies to developing countries planning to build utilities such as waste treatment and water. The minist…

A 60-story super high rise in Higashi-Ikebukuro, Tokyo will be renovated into long-period quake resisting building using three kinds of dampers. Supervised by Mitsubishi Jishyo Sekkei Inc. and Kajima …

East Japan Railway Company announced an outline of a project planned in Yokohama Station to build two structures totaling 118,000m2 floor space by 2020. The complex will be located at the west gate of…

Urban Renaissance Agency (UR) awarded a contract to Obayashi Corp. to design and build a 150,000m2 tower in Otemachi-district near Tokyo Station. The competitive bids were open on March 3, where Obaya…

JFE Engineering Corp. announced on March 6 that it was awarded a contract to renovate a pier in Yangon, Myanmar, which makes the first ODA port development project implemented in Myanmar after the nat…

Japan’s leading housing material manufacturers are enhancing the business strategies for overseas markets. LIXIL Corp. expects to increase its sales sharply, advancing mergers and acquisitions of fore…

Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan will offer assistance to the government of Myanmar regarding urban development in the area of Yangon Station, the largest terminal in t…

Japanese government will accelerate utilization of sewage heat for office and residential buildings. Land Ministry and Environment Ministry will jointly prepare a map of urban areas showing available …