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2016年11月21日
Construction Firm Kajima Completes Japan’s First ZEB-Ready Office Building in Tokyo
Japanese construction company Kajima Corp. has completed a 11,800m2 office building near its headquarters in Akasaka, Tokyo. The firm introduced a cutting-edge energy management system integrated with…
2016年11月14日
Japanese architectural firm Mitsubishi Jisho Sekkei has been awarded a contract to design headquarters of Ant Financial Service, the financial arm of Chinese Tech Giant Alibaba Group in Hangzhou. In t…
2016年11月8日
Architect Kengo Kuma Explains Design of Japan’s New National Stadium
New renderings of the New National Stadium to be built in Tokyo were revealed on October 28 at the press conference held by the Japan Sports Council. The main venue of the 2020 Olympic Games will have…
2016年11月4日
Sumitomo Realty & Development Completes 231-Meter Super High Rise in Roppongi, Tokyo
A 231-meter super high rise was completed in Roppongi, Tokyo, a part of the redevelopment project conducted by a group of land owners including Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. A joint venture of Tai…
2016年11月2日
Obayashi Corp. Appointed as Contractor to Restore Quake-Hit Kumamoto Castle
Kumamoto City selected Obayashi Corp. as a preferred bidder to restore Kumamoto Castle which was severely damaged by a series of powerful earthquakes in April. The main tower is to be repaired by the …
2016年10月25日
Japanese Construction Firm Shimizu Corp. Develops Agent Orange-Contaminated Soil Purifying Method
Japanese contractor Shimizu Corp. announced October 17 that it demonstrated effectiveness of the soil purifying method used on dioxin containing soil contaminated by herbicide Agent Orange. It has bee…
2016年10月24日
86,000m2 Exhibition Center To Be Built in Suburban Nagoya City, Central Japan
Aichi Prefecture in central Japan announced that it selected Takenaka Corp. through a competitive bidding as a contractor to develop a large-scaled exhibition center planned near Chubu Centrair Intern…
2016年10月18日
Japan’s Daiwa House Industry, Taisei Team Up in Development in Hanoi
Japanese contractor Daiwa House Industry Co. and Taisei Corp. have established a joint venture to develop a multi-purpose complex comprising housing, offices and retails in the capital city of Vietnam…
2016年10月17日
Takenaka Corp., Yoshino Gypsum Co. Develop Easy-to-Install Radiation Shielding Block Wall
Japanese contractor Takenaka Corp. and plasterboard maker Yoshino Gypsum Co. announced on October 11 that they jointly developed radiation shielding block wall made of barium sulfate-added plaster. Th…
2016年10月13日
Tokyo University Completes Nation’s First Wave Power Plant in Northern Japan
Tokyo University Institute of Industrial Science will soon begin operation of the nation’s first wind power plant in the Pacific Ocean in the northern part of Japan. The 43kw system, floating on open …