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CONSTRUCTION

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 4, 2021
Hard to believe, but we¡¯re running out of sand
Sizzling demand in a post-pandemic recovery will encourage the usual bad behaviors that accompany exploding markets: environmental degradation, forced labor and criminal profiteering.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 18, 2020
What happens when Singapore runs out of sand for construction?
Singapore¡¯s appetite for sand has become controversial. Some neighbors that used to sell it have objected, citing concerns about environmental degradation.
BUSINESS
Jul 20, 2019
¡®Reconstruction Olympics¡¯: Building rush for Tokyo Games causing steel and bolt shortages in Japan¡¯s disaster-hit areas
A building rush linked to the 2020 Tokyo Games has been affecting rebuilding efforts in some areas devastated by the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, despite the government¡¯s push to brand the event the reconstruction Olympics.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 7, 2019
Japan startup believes its cheap, light ¡®touchable¡¯ 3D tech could transform everything from VR to shopping
A Japanese startup is betting that its ¡°touchable¡± 3D technology will have a vast array of applications, potentially allowing smartphone shoppers to evaluate the fabric of clothes they want to buy online and gamers to feel virtual objects.
Japan Times
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Apr 21, 2019
Worker influx ignites resort island rent bubble on Miyakojima
An influx of construction workers to meet the demands of the tourism boom on the Okinawan resort island of Miyakojima is creating severe apartment shortages, sending rents higher.
Japan Times
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Society
Aug 16, 2018
Bucking superstition, Japanese woman tunnels way to top of civil-engineering world
For civil engineer Reiko Abe, 55, being competent at her job was never enough. Her sex and the superstitions surrounding it caused her to be turned away from job interviews and construction sites in Japan.
EDITORIALS
Dec 15, 2017
Get to the bottom of the maglev project contracts
Investigators should get to the bottom of the budding bid-rigging scandal to see whether the construction firms have in fact put their shady practices behind them.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / HOME TRUTHS
Nov 5, 2016
Earthquake standards are on shaky ground
No one died in the recent earthquake that struck Tottori Prefecture, but the temblor was strong enough to cause extensive damage. Several thousand people are still in evacuation centers, which means it is not safe for them to live in their homes. Most of these houses were probably built before the latest...
Japan Times
WORLD
May 5, 2016
Kenyan rescuers race to free woman trapped in rubble of collapsed building
Rescue workers on Thursday were racing to dig out a woman found alive under the rubble of a building in Kenya¡¯s capital that collapsed six days earlier, a senior official said.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Nov 7, 2015
Heart of darkness: Nostalgic Tokyo disappearing amid construction boom
The Shinagawa neighborhood of Musashi-Koyama ¡ª a vibrant maze of tiny alleyways that once housed dozens of small eateries, tapas restaurants and bars ¡ª is now a virtual ghost town.
EDITORIALS
Oct 25, 2015
Construction data manipulation
The faulty foundation work at a Yokohama condominum underlines the need for the government to improve the verification system for construction work.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 30, 2015
Komatsu CEO says sluggish construction sales show worsening China slump
Komatsu Ltd.¡¯s customers in China are reluctant to buy construction equipment because they are unsure when building projects will start, underscoring the challenges the Japanese supplier and its peers face in a market that is cooling more than expected.
Japan Times
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jun 20, 2015
A final indignity for those who built Japan
The first time I visited the Sanya district in Tokyo¡¯s Taito Ward, I saw a lot of men drunk and passed out in the street and assumed they were all homeless, but as it turned out most worked and rented rooms in the area.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 13, 2015
South Korea¡¯s tallest skyscraper rises in cloud of fear
At 92, the man who built South Korea¡¯s biggest retail empire is finally making his mark in the Seoul skyline as the country¡¯s tallest tower takes shape ¡ª just as public faith in corporate giants crumbles into safety fears and mistrust.
WORLD
Nov 21, 2014
Construction of Nicaragua interocean canal to begin Dec. 22
Construction of Nicaragua¡¯s $50 billion Interoceanic Grand Canal, expected to rival the Panama Canal, will begin Dec. 22 after feasibility studies have been approved, the committee overseeing the project said on Thursday.
EDITORIALS
Apr 15, 2014
Flawed foreign labor plan
The Abe administration¡¯s sudden plan to use participants in a controversial foreign trainee program to fill manpower shortages in the nation¡¯s construction industry smacks of a ploy that benefits only Japan. The government must first consider how these workers¡¯ rights will be protected as well as how to avoid social problems if they are used.
COMMUNITY / Issues / LABOR PAINS
Apr 9, 2014
Foreign workers fear exploitation as Olympic projects gather steam
My first Labor Pains column of the new fiscal year will look at the government¡¯s recent proposal for bringing in foreign workers.
BUSINESS
Feb 15, 2014
Sure winners in 2020 Tokyo Olympics? Gangsters
As Japan bets on a big economic boost from the 2020 Olympics, it might be dismayed by what¡¯s happening right now in Russia. Moody¡¯s doubts the Sochi Games will be much of a plus for that economy.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 2, 2014
Komatsu bets on local concrete boom as global mining sales falter
Construction equipment maker Komatsu Ltd. expects spending on disaster reconstruction and prevention, as well as preparations for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, to boost earnings in its home market.
Japan Times
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / EXPLAINER
Nov 25, 2013
National Stadium plan hit as too grandiose
The new National Stadium planned for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics has come under the spotlight due to its huge size and massive costs, and for a design critics say doesn¡¯t fit in with its surroundings.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Head of Swiss euthanasia firm dies after collapsing while ascending Mount Fuji
Around 200,000 people typically scale the 3,776 meter Mount Fuji each year.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

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