As Japanese Diet passed a bill to legalize casinos last December, some cities including Yokohama have shown their interest to invite the nation’s first casino resort to be built. The Yokohama Chamber …

Japanese engineering consulting firm Chodai and University of Nagasaki in cooperation Nagasaki-based machinery maker Kyowakiden Industry developed an inspection robot for bridge cables. The companies …

Japanese zipper and building material maker YKK Group has been developing the 3.2ha land in Kurobe City, Toyama Prefecture into a renewable energy-introduced community, “Passive Town”. Followed by the…

Japan Sports Council broke ground on December 11 in Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo to build the New National Stadium, the main venue for Tokyo Olympic Games in 2020. The ceremony was held on the day with attendan…

Japanese housing developer Sekisui House will construct the nation’s first zero energy apartment building in Nagoya City. The three story mid-sized apartments will have luxury twelve units with comple…

Tokyo-based Research Institute of Construction and Economy, RISE held the 21th Asia Construct Conference in Tokyo with attendance from eight companies throughout Asia. Under the main theme “Sustainabl…

Sumitomo Mitsui Construction Corp. announced that a joint venture led by the firm won the contract to build Vietnam’s first metro line in Ho Chi Minh City and it broke ground on November 17. The contr…

Japanese construction contractor Tobishima Corp. launched agriculture business as it took over operation of a vegetable factory in Yamanashi Prefecture from Yokohama-based agri-firm Granpa which devel…

A museum which has a collection of famous ukiyoe artist Katsushika Hokusai who lived in late 18th century will open on November 22 in Sumida-ku, Tokyo. Founded by the city government and local communi…

Kumagai Taiwan, a subsidiary of Japanese construction company completed on November 16 framework of luxury condominiums Tao Zhu Yin Yuan in Taipei City, Taiwan which are developed by BES Engineering C…