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August 13, 2026
 

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CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

A plasterer teaches a student from Tohoku Bunka Gakuen University how to apply plaster on a wall.
JAPAN / Society / Regional Voices: Tohoku
Aug 10, 2026
Plasterers head to school in search of new blood
By giving students the opportunity to experience the art of plastering firsthand, they hope to boost their numbers, which have more than halved in the last two decades.
The Kojimachi Post Office in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward, where a rebuilding project has stalled, on Monday
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 30, 2026
Former Japan Post worker sent to prosecutors over alleged bribe-taking
Takahiro Kido is suspected of accepting benefits from Toa Tekko Kensetsu in return for giving the company favorable treatment in bidding related to rebuilding a post office.
A construction site for the Hokkaido Shinkansen as Mount Yotei looms in the background in Kutchan, Hokkaido, in February
JAPAN
Jul 22, 2026
Fraudulent quality tests discovered for Hokkaido Shinkansen extension work
Consortium workers manipulated a measuring instrument during tests to gauge the amount of water in the concrete used for a tunnel so the results fell within the standard value.
Tokyo police sent papers to prosecutors last month on three men linked to a Japanese construction company for allegedly bribing a Cambodian government employee.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 7, 2026
Japanese executives accused of bribing Cambodian government worker
The company side allegedly gave about $1,000 in cash to an official of Cambodia¡¯s Ministry of Commerce in July 2021.
Construction companies had been selecting contractors in advance for competitive bidding on large-scale condominium renovation projects in the Kanto region.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 12, 2026
Â鶹´«Ã½ FTC to fine 30 firms over condo renovation bid-rigging
The construction companies had been selecting contractors in advance for competitive bidding on large-scale condominium renovation projects in the Kanto region.
Lacquer thinner in short supply at a home improvement store in the city of Kagoshima on May 27
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 1, 2026
Housing industry hit by shortage of naphtha-derived materials
It is unclear when the situation will improve, and it could also have an impact?on consumers in the form of higher housing prices or delayed construction.
A group of forestry organizations created an online platform to boost transactions of domestic timber and the protection of forests.
BUSINESS
May 10, 2026
Japan group launches online timber market
Timber is typically traded through negotiations. In such deals, individuals who own forests and cooperatives often have to sell at depressed prices dictated by lumber firms.
Paul Nikel, President of West Canada Homes, with an increasingly rare supply of plastic foam
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Apr 26, 2026
Japanese developers worry over construction supply shortages amid Iran war
The war in the Middle East and the subsequent halt of oil shipments from the Strait of Hormuz threaten to push back projects across Japan.
Taiheiyo Cement's production and export hub in Saiki, Oita Prefecture
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Apr 20, 2026
Â鶹´«Ã½ demand for cement keeps falling as construction stalls
According to the Japan Cement Association, domestic demand in fiscal 2026 is projected to fall to 30 million tons, below the 31.05 million tons recorded in fiscal 1964.
An oil refinery in Yokohama. The government has stressed that the total volume of oil needed for Japan as a whole can be sourced from reserves and alternate locations that do not require transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 17, 2026
Japanese government urges suppliers not to hold back critical materials from the market
It insists that shortages are in part the result of companies limiting sales due to fear of future scarcity.
Chiyoda is one of the companies involved in the construction of a giant liquefied natural gas export plant in Qatar that was evacuated in March following an Iranian drone attack.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 8, 2026
Â鶹´«Ã½ Chiyoda considers resuming work on Qatar LNG project
Shares of Chiyoda touched the upper daily limit during morning trading hours in Tokyo as investors bet on the company as a key player in reconstruction across the Persian Gulf.
Emergency workers are seen at JFE Steel's East Japan Works Keihin district construction site in Kawasaki where scaffolding collapsed during the dismantling of a crane on Tuesday.
JAPAN
Apr 8, 2026
Three workers dead after scaffolding collapse at steel plant in Kawasaki
Five workers fell during the dismantling of a crane. One is believed to be seriously injured, while another remains missing.
Emergency swimmers climb out of the water at the JFE Steel East Japan Works Keihin District construction site, where scaffolding collapsed during the dismantling of a crane, in Kawasaki on Tuesday.
JAPAN
Apr 7, 2026
Three in critical condition after 40-meter scaffold collapses in Kawasaki
The industrial accident at a steelworks in Kawasaki saw the 40-meter structure give way during the dismantling of a crane, broadcaster NHK reported.
The maglev line project has long been stalled by environmental concerns.
JAPAN
Mar 28, 2026
Shizuoka set to approve maglev construction
Shizuoka Prefecture¡¯s special committee has approved environmental conservation measures for a section of the planned maglev line.
People gather in front of Meitetsu Department Store in Nagoya on Feb. 28 as the store closed after a 71-year run.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Mar 20, 2026
Nagoya Station maglev redevelopment delayed again
The start of construction, previously scheduled for fiscal 2027, is now ¡°undecided.¡±
Naomi Matsushita of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines became the first woman to serve as captain aboard a ship operated by a major integrated Japanese shipping company.
JAPAN
Mar 15, 2026
Japanese women build careers in male-dominated industries
As of 2020, women accounted for less than 20% of the workforce in the maritime transportation and construction sectors, far below the figure of more than 40% across all industries.
In the Tokyo metropolitan area, the average price of new condominiums in 2025 jumped 17.4% from the previous year to ?91.82 million.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 26, 2026
Â鶹´«Ã½ average new condo price hit record high in 2025
The average price climbed 7.8% from the previous year to ?65.56 million per unit, led largely by growth in the Tokyo area.
The Kongo family¡¯s residence and workshop in the Taisho Era, photographed about a century ago.
BUSINESS / Companies / Longform
Feb 9, 2026
What keeps Â鶹´«Ã½ 1,000-year-old companies alive?
Across religion, hospitality and the arts, the country¡¯s oldest institutions show how craft and continuity can endure.
A single-story house offered by Avantiya. As condominium prices in urban central areas continue to soar, interest is rising in single-story homes in the suburbs.
JAPAN
Jan 23, 2026
More child-rearing families in Japan choosing single-story homes
Single-story homes made up 17.9% of newly constructed houses in fiscal 2024, according to statistics from the land ministry, more than double the figure from 10 years earlier.
Recovery workers stand at the site of a construction crane collapse onto a highway in Samut Sakhon on the outskirts of Bangkok on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jan 15, 2026
Another crane collapses in Thailand as minister says same firm involved
Thursday¡¯s crane collapse killed two people near Bangkok, with a Thai minister saying the building firm was also involved in a crane failure the day before.
Gut bacteria may be behind many of Â鶹´«Ã½ colorectal cancer cases
A Japanese research team found that a toxin produced by certain E. coli strains, colibactin, caused genetic mutations in nearly half of colorectal cancer cases studied
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
She is Russia¡¯s richest woman. Her business empire is going up in flames.
Tatyana Kim, the head and co-founder of Wildberries, speaks about Ukrainian drone attacks on the company's warehouses in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, at an unidentified location, in this still image from a handout video released on July 31.
Severe tropical storm Chan-hom makes landfall near Tokyo
Severe Tropical Storm Chan-hom made landfall around Ibaraki Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Tuesday night.
What Â鶹´«Ã½ language rules for permanent residency should look like
Potential health care workers hoping to find work in Japan take Japanese language instruction in Jakarta. Not all applicants for permanent residency should be expected to reach this level of proficiency.
Ikarigata closer to emulating older brother Fujinokawa than many think
The future Fujinokawa (third from left) and Ikarigata (right) compete against each other at ages 5 and 3, respectively.
Where do foreign residents in Japan want to die?
The Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery is one of the few cemeteries in Japan that allows burials, albeit with conditions for the deceased, including foreign nationality and permanent residency in Kanagawa Prefecture.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
As Â鶹´«Ã½ concrete jungles sizzle, urban forestry offers an all-natural fix
People and birds find relief from the sun in Tokyo's Nakano Ward earlier this month. While experts agree that urban greening is crucial to mitigating the impact of climate change, trees are becoming even more scarce in Japanese cities.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

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Disaster relief workers Taichi Kato (left) and Seiji Yoshimura enter the collapsed living quarters at Kyuganji temple in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.
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