Japanese government’s fiscal 2016 budget was approved by the cabinet on December 24. Out of a record 96.72 trillion yen budget, the budget for public works rose 0.04% to 5.97 trillion yen. 5.18 trilli…

The groundbreaking ceremony of Vientiane International Airport terminal building was held on December 28 in the capital city of Laos with attendance of Japanese Transport Minister Keiichi Ishii, Japan…

A joint venture of two Japanese construction firms Penta-Ocean Construction and Rinkai Construction and Toyo Construction has been awarded dredging works for Lach Huyen Port development in Hai Phong C…

A consortium of Taisei Corp, Azusa Sekkei and architect Kengo Kuma was selected as a preferred bidder over the competing group consisting of Toyo Ito, Nihon Sekkei, Takenaka, Shimizu and Obayashi to d…

Central Japan Railway Company broke ground on December 18 to construct the first tunnel for the 286 km Maglev express line connecting Tokyo and Nagoya in 2027. The ceremony took place in Hayakawa Cho,…

The New Kansai International Airport Company signed on December 15 a concession contract with a special purpose company formed by ORIX and Vinci Airports that have been selected as a preferred bidder …

Japan and U.S. will jointly assist Asian developing countries in infrastructure development. The two countries will hold a seminar on construction together in Manila, Philippines in March 2016, aiming…

Tokyo is expecting another long list of planned developments to launch next year amid increasing demands for properties toward the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. Large-scaled urban developments in designat…

Yokohama City announced November 17 that it awarded a Design/Build contract of its new city hall to a joint venture of Takenaka Corp. and Nishimatsu Corp. at 62.9 billion yen. The city hall will have …

Japanese Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Keiichi Ishii announced that it will start integration of construction and ICT in the whole process of public works; land survey, engin…