Shimizu Corp. is launching a full-scale effort to implement "Physical AI"—artificial intelligence designed to control machinery and robotics—directly on construction sites. The major Japanese contract…

Japanese construction company Hazama Ando Corp. is joining a project to build the world’s first nuclear fusion power plant, aiming to commercialize the technology that replicates the power-generating …

The adoption of artificial intelligence in Japan’s construction sector is steadily expanding. A survey conducted by National General Contractors Association of Japan revealed that 18.7% of its member …

NTT Facilities, Inc. announced on July 1 that it has begun developing a new construction method designed to drastically shorten the time required for regulatory filings, design, and construction of da…

Maeda Road Construction Co., Ltd. has developed an system that detects road potholes by analyzing data collected from connected vehicles. The system evaluates detected pavement anomalies on a five-tie…

Japanese road construction company Seikitokyu Kogyo Co., Ltd. and the Shibaura Institute of Technology have co-developed a wireless power transfer unit capable of charging electric vehicles (EVs) whil…

Japanese construction companies Nishimatsu Construction Co., Ltd. and Okumura Corporation have developed a system that leverages quadrupedal walking robots to achieve fully unmanned operations for exc…

Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) are deepening their partnership to rebuild Ukraine’s infrastructure. By lever…

Overseas construction orders secured by the 52 member companies of the Overseas Construction Association of Japan, Inc. (OCAJI) in fiscal 2025 rose 13.4% year-on-year to ¥2,934,959 million, marking a …

Japanese construction company Daiho Corporation has opened "MOGLABO," a training facility featuring a permanent, full-scale mock-up of a shield machine at its Technical Research Institute in Ami Town,…