Japanese government and Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) will launch a new funding scheme for infrastructure development in developing and emerging countries. The new facility will prov…

Global leaders in cement manufacturing launch an international organization “Global Cement and Concrete Association” (GCCA). The founding members including Swiss-based LafargeHolcim, Cemex of Mexico, …

apanese engineering consulting firm Kokusai Kogyo and Hanoi-based construction company FECON Corporation on May 31 exchanged a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in disaster prevention and roa…

Japanese infrastructure ministry will send a delegation of officials and small and medium sized companies to Vietnam and Myanmar this fall. Networking with local companies will be taken place besides …

Business leaders of Japan, China and South Korea issued a joint statement on May 9 at Japan-China-Korea Business Summit which was held in Tokyo, stipulating importance of infrastructure development fo…

Japanese engineering giant IHI launched the smart community in Soma City, Fukushima Prefecture, intending to integrate solar power generation with community-led business development. The opening cerem…

Japanese construction company Taisei Corp. announced on April 6 that it developed low-cost high-fluidity concrete “T-Lcrete.” Added with powdered fluidizer and thickener, the new material shows high-f…

Tokyo Metropolitan Government concluded a basic agreement with a group of six companies led by Tokyo Gas to build a hydrogen station and connecting pipelines at the 2020 Olympic village which was bein…

J Village, a soccer training center in Fukushima Prefecture has been undertaking reconstruction work after a long closure due to the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and the following Fukushima No.1 n…

As the domestic long-term demand for new construction of offices and houses is projected to slow down, Japanese elevator manufacturers are strengthening overseas business presence. With China, the wor…