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,…

The decarbonization of Japan's road sector is gaining significant momentum under the revised Road Act. According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT), the Hokkaido Dev…

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) is deepening policy discussions regarding a comprehensive water management framework that integrates both water supply and wastewater…

Mori Building Co., Ltd. is focusing its efforts on expanding urban green coverage across its developments by utilizing building rooftops, open public spaces, and elevated areas over roadways. At ARK H…

Taisei Corporation has manufactured prototypes of railway sleepers utilizing its proprietary environmentally friendly concrete, "T-eConcrete." By replacing the vast majority of conventional cement wit…