Sumitomo Mitsui Construction Co. Ltd. is taking the process of establishing its eighth overseas subsidiary in Malaysia, aiming at completion by the end of 2014. As a part of the corporate strategy und…

Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism announced on January 7 that a Japanese consortium will participate in the floodway construction project in Indonesia. Two underground canals of …

On January 7, Japan and Turkey exchanged documents of agreement on partnership in the disaster prevention sector. Signed by Land Minister of Japan Akihiro Ota and Turkey’s Deputy Prime Minister Atalay…

The cabinet approved fiscal 2014 budget of record-breaking 95.88 trillion yen, increasing 3.5% from a year earlier. The spending for public works increases 12.9% to 5.96 trillion yen, showing the two …

Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry decided 15 priority fields of development of next generation robots for infrastructure. Proposals of…

Two advisory bodies to Land Minister, Social Infrastructure Council and Transport Policy Council announced on December 25 that they estimate the annual cost of infrastructure maintenance and renovatio…

The Japan International Cooperation Agency agreed to loan Japanese yen Official Development Assistance(ODA) of up to 46.7 billion yen to the government of Vietnam for two projects, development of an e…

New Kansai International Airport Company Ltd. announced that it will build a new terminal in the secondly developed part of the offshore airport to become its third passenger terminal for an exclusive…

Japan Federation of Construction Contractors announced that 48 member companies recorded 12.65 trillion yen orders received in 2013, upping 22% from a year earlier. It was the first time in five years…

The National Resilience Promotion Headquarters held its first meeting on December 17 at the Prime Minister’s Office. Founded under the National Resilience Basic Act, they decided policy guidelines tow…