Shimizu Corporation and Institute of Science Tokyo have initiated a joint research project aimed at establishing a transformative building production model to replace traditional complete rebuilding o…

Kumagai Gumi Co., Ltd. and Sumitomo Forestry Co., Ltd. have completed an environmentally friendly commercial building in Tokyo, combining energy-saving architecture with newly developed mass timber co…

Kajima Corporation and Kajima Road Co., Ltd., announced on July 31 that they have developed a resource-circulating, high-durability asphalt pavement utilizing recycled waste plastics generated directl…

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…