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2013年11月1日
MLIT agrees to support Vietnam in Eco-City development
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism will help the Ministry of Construction of Vietnam to establish evaluation standards of energy efficiency for urban areas, as a part of appro…
2013年11月1日
Japan-Myanmar joint venture established to develop Thilawa SEZ
Mitsubishi Corp., Marubeni Corp. and Sumitomo Corp. announced on October 29th that they established a consortium, “Myanmar Japan Thilawa Development (MJTD)” for the first phase of Thilawa Special Econ…
2013年10月31日
Shimizu Corp. develop global risk assessment system for business location
Shimizu Corp. announced on October 25 that it developed a risk assessment system, “Shimizu Global Hazard Evaluation System” that evaluates business locations in 30 minutes in terms of natural disaster…
2013年10月31日
Rebuilding donjon of Edo Castle estimated to cost 30 billion yen
It would cost about 30 billion yen to rebuild a donjon of Edo (Old Tokyo) Castle that was burned down in 1657, a Non-Profit-Organization said on October 25th at a press conference in Tokyo. The donjon…
2013年10月30日
New National Stadium may be downscaled due to huge construction cost
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology may have to consider downsizing the new National Stadium, a planned main venue for 2020 Olympic Games because of a great cost of construc…
2013年10月30日
Obayashi Corp. to introduce Energy Management System at Technical Research Institute
Obayashi Corp. will establish Energy Management System at its research center in Kiyose city, Tokyo, aiming to conduct experiments toward next-generation Smart City. Along with installation of 900kw s…
2013年10月29日
Apr.-Sep. Sales of JFCC members rise 38.9%, the highest in 10 years
Japan Federation of Construction Contractors announced the total sales of 98 member companies in the first half of FY2013 increased 38.9% from the previous year to 7 trillion yen, achieving the highes…
2013年10月29日
Foreign Ministry to establish repair plan for overseas diplomatic facilities
Ministry of Foreign Affairs is conducting investigation ahead of deciding renovation plan of overseas diplomatic facilities such as Embassies, Consulates and Ambassadors’ residents. Engineers and arch…
2013年10月25日
Institutional report forecast 2014 construction investment down 2.3%
The Research Institute of Construction and Economy and Economic Research Association published on Oct. 21 the forecast of construction investment in 2014, showing drop by 2.3% from the previous fiscal…
2013年10月25日
Tokyo ranks 4th in Global Power City Index for 6 consecutive years
The Institute for Urban Strategies at the Mori Memorial Foundation released on October 16th a ranking of the world’s top 40 cities, where Tokyo ranked 4th for six consecutive years. Though it was not …