Civil engineering

Civil engineering

[News] Level 2 Flood Advisory Issued for the Hirowatari River in Miyazaki

Due to heavy rainfall, water levels rose along the Hirowata River, a class-two river in Miyazaki Prefecture, prompting t...
Civil engineering

[News] Second Takaichi Reshuffled Cabinet Launched, Tatsunori Ibaraki Appointed Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism

On September 17, 2026, the Second Takaichi Reshuffled Cabinet officially took office, with Representative Tatsunori Ibay...
Civil engineering

[News] Oyabe City Increases Cost for City Hall Reconstruction Work

Oyabe City in Toyama Prefecture submitted a supplementary budget proposal to its city council adding 600 million yen to ...
Civil engineering

[News] Added 4 Public Works Projects Using GX Steel

To advance decarbonization in public works, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) and the M...
Civil engineering

[News] MLIT Launches Survey on Expense Itemization Status in Estimates

On September 16, 2026, Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) launched a nationwide onli...
Civil engineering

[News] Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ibayashi holds first press conference since taking office, vows to accelerate disaster response and measures against aging infrastructure

On September 18, 2026, newly appointed Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Tatsunori Ibayashi held h...
Civil engineering

[News] Hankyu Releases Completion Renderings for “Mukogawa New Station”

Conceptual renderings for the new Hankyu Mukogawa Station—a joint initiative by Hankyu Corporation, Amagasaki City, and ...
Civil engineering

[News] MLIT to review current system at first corporate evaluation WG meeting

On September 17, 2026, Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) convened the inaugural mee...
Civil engineering

[News] MLIT Expands Preemptive Closures of Underpasses During Heavy Rain

On September 16, 2026, Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) announced the expansion of...
Civil engineering

[News] Sumitomo Mitsui Construction Begins Reconstruction Work on Mitake Kohashi Bridge

Sumitomo Mitsui Construction Co., Ltd. has commenced reconstruction work on the Mitakekobashi Bridge in Ome City, Tokyo,...