Civil engineering [News] Inadequate Cost Estimates Hinder Price Pass-Through: MLIT Survey
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) has released the results of a targeted investigation ...
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Civil engineering [News] Guilty Verdicts to Be Finalized for Former Taisei and Kajima Executives in Maglev Bid-Rigging
The Supreme Court of Japan has dismissed the final appeals filed by former executives of Taisei Corporation and Kajima C...
Civil engineering [News] MLIT Releases Status of Foreign Land Acquisitions for the First Time
On September 15, 2026, Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) released its first aggrega...
Civil engineering [News] MLIT Releases 2026 Standard Land Prices: Nationwide Average Up 1.5%
On September 15, 2026, Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) released the 2026 prefectu...
Civil engineering [News] MLIT: Housing Bureau-related budget requests total 418.7 billion yen in rough request for fiscal 2027
On August 28, 2026, Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) released its fiscal 2027 budg...
Civil engineering [News] MLIT to Launch New Support Program in FY2027 to Strengthen Construction Industry Supply Capacity
In its budgetary request for fiscal year 2027, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has outlined ...
Civil engineering [News] MLIT Decides 8 Priority Areas for AI Adoption in Construction
On September 4, 2026, Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) released interim reports on...
Civil engineering [News] Japan Coast Guard helicopter rescue results in crew member fracture; MLIT designates it an aviation accident
On the morning of September 12, 2026, a Japan Coast Guard helicopter crew member participating in a rescue operation off...
Civil engineering [News] Construction of Next-Generation SMR Nuclear Reactors Emerges as a Leading Candidate for US Investment
As part of the \$550 billion US-Japan investment and financing framework, the construction of Small Modular Reactors (SM...
Civil engineering [News] Heavy rain damage in Ajigasawa Town, Aomori Prefecture: Revetment collapses at 52 locations across 19 rivers
Torrential rain brought by linear precipitation zones triggered riverbank collapses and flooding across 52 locations alo...