The Associated General Contractors of Tokyo (TOKEN) held a dialogue in Paris on October 8 with the Fédération Nationale des Travaux Publics (FNTP), France’s national civil engineering federation, to e…

Tokyo Metropolitan Government is taking steps to reduce carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions in port construction as part of its Carbon Neutral Port (CNP) initiative. The plan envisions the use of low-carbo…

Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) on September 5 renewed a memorandum of cooperation with Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Environmant, originally concluded i…

Fukushima United, a soccer club in the J3 League, has announced the concept for its new home stadium to be built in Fukushima City. The facility aims to become Japan’s first fully wooden stadium, cons…

Japan Seeks to Advance “High-Quality Infrastructure” in Africa at Yokohama Conference**The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) convened the 4th Japan–Africa Quality Infrastr…

Japanese construction company Penta-Ocean Construction Co. announced on August 6th that it has been awarded a major contract by the Airport Authority Hong Kong to build a dedicated automated vehicle r…

Mitsubishi Estate Co., Tokyu Land Corp., and CRE Inc. announced on August 19th that they will jointly construct the Kanto region’s first “next-generation core logistics facility” directly connected to…

Japanese construction company Obayashi Corporation has developed a temporary air conditioning system aimed at preventing heatstroke among construction workers. The system connects large-scale portable…

Japanese construction company Taisei Corporation announced on July 9 that it has commenced construction of Japan’s first "Zero Water Building," a facility designed to meet all its water needs through …

On April 10, Japanese construction company Takenaka Corporation announced that it had successfully reduced carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions by 6,020 tons at the Pavilion World (PW) West Zone of the Osak…