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CONSTRUCTION

Jingu Gaien is a famous landmark, park and sports center in Minato Ward, Tokyo. 
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 26, 2023
Tokyo's tree-razing drama shouldn't stymie transformation
Residents are raging over a redevelopment plan. But while other cities become stuck in time, Tokyo's best projects can combine the spirit of the past with the hope for the future.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 9, 2023
The struggle to electrify one of the world’s dirtiest industries
Construction, across its entire supply chain, is responsible for around 23% of all greenhouse gas emissions, and emissions may balloon as the global population grows.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 19, 2023
Low-carbon concrete could bring a ‘radical change’ to the industry
Cement, one of the main ingredients in concrete production, is responsible for more than 7% of global CO2 emissions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 26, 2023
Betting on bacteria to fix the cement industry’s emissions problem
Denmark’s concrete manufacturing giant IBF and U.S.-based startup Biomason are creating a new kind of cement mix that requires less energy to make.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 23, 2023
Nintendo family office sees success in engineering firm takeover
The saga pits Yamauchi No. 10 Family Office (YFO), which manages about ¥200 billion ($1.5 billion) in assets, against Toyo Construction, a firm known for its marine engineering operations.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 4, 2023
Family office of Nintendo heirs says patience is a superpower
The investment firm is willing to play a long game when it comes to portfolio companies and can wait more than a decade to see a turnaround, a top executive said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 17, 2023
Boston startup raises $40 million to develop new low-carbon cement technology
The cement industry makes as much as 8% of the world's emissions — meeting global climate goals would require reducing that to zero.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 27, 2022
Modi’s building boom setting up India as global steel savior
Poised to overtake China as the world's most populous country next year, India is in the midst of a building boom.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 1, 2022
Tycoons keep building Hong Kong offices as vacancies jump
The oversupply underscores an unprecedented challenge to property developers as they grapple with an expat exodus and some of the world's harshest border controls to curb the virus.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 14, 2022
Hitachi to sell half of stake in construction machinery unit
The company currently owns about 51% of the unit. Of the total, 26% will be sold to a joint venture between trading house Itochu Corp. and investment fund Japan Industrial Partners Inc.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 5, 2022
Plan to demolish 39 towers in Hainan pose latest threat to Evergrande's fortunes
The order is among the most extreme in a spate of government actions to seize the firm's property and land holdings, underscoring risks to its most-prized assets.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 11, 2021
China’s very distressed developers are also very clever
Developers, attuned to Beijing's fast and furious credit cycles, are once again coming up with naughty if twisty ways to borrow and survive this harsh winter.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 13, 2021
When will China flinch and stop the Evergrande meltdown?
If China is at all serious about cutting down its debt, it will have to relent and do something dramatic. Maybe even bail out Evergrande.
Haneda Airport security staff arrested over theft
Tokyo police have arrested a 21-year-old security inspector at Haneda Airport after he allegedly stole cash from a passenger during a baggage inspection.
Japan's elderly population down at around 36.2 million
The estimated number of people age 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, accounting for record 29.4% of the country's total population, according to the internal affairs ministry.
SDF spots China’s biggest aircraft carrier for first time
The Fujian aircraft carrier is seen in Shanghai in May 2024 as it leaves for its first sea trial.
White House threatens broad crackdown on liberal groups
FBI Director Kash Patel (right) listens to senior White House adviser Stephen Miller speak in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Monday.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Japanese athletes inspired by raucous home fans at World Athletics Championships
Fans cheer on the home favorites during the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Sunday.
Pole vault rivals in awe after Duplantis has another historic night in Tokyo
Sweden's Armand Duplantis competes in the men's pole fault final during the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Monday.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
Tara Davis-Woodhall leaps to gold and finds redemption at world championships
Tara Davis-Woodhall celebrates after winning the women's long jump final at the World Athletics Championships at Tokyo's National Stadium on Sunday night.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Sumadori Bar on Shibuya Ward's main Center Gai street targets young customers who prefer low-alcohol drinks or abstain altogether.
Rethinking that second drink: Japan’s Gen Z gets ‘sober curious’
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