Wirtgen Group - Mon November 27, 2023
Vögele Machines Build Race Circuit in Mountains of Japan
Just over 43 mi. from Tokyo, near the city of Minamiboso, a highly demanding private race track has been built. Due to its mountainous location, the circuit features steep climbs and downhill stretches, as well as numerous chicanes and tight bends....
Sennebogen - Thu March 10, 2022
SENNEBOGEN Delivers Increased Safety, Performance
When Iwamoto Metal Co. Ltd. converted its excavator into a material handling machine, it proved to be a useful short-term solution. However, when it was time to replace it, the company knew that its new machine had to be more powerful and more efficient in order to reduce operating costs....
Isuzu - Tue December 11, 2018
U.S. Isuzu Technicians Win Silver in World Technical Challenge
Isuzu Commercial Truck of America Inc. announced that its U.S. team of service technicians placed second in the 13th Annual Isuzu One Grand Prix World Technician Competition. This marked the second year in a row that Team USA won the silver medal in the prestigious event, a grueling, multi-stage competition requiring outstanding performance on written examinations and in hands-on tests of vehicle diagnosis and repair skills....
Mari Yamaguchi - Associated Press - Fri November 02, 2018
Japan Resumes Work at Disputed Site for U.S. Base Relocation
TOKYO (AP) — Japan's central government resumed work at a disputed U.S. military base relocation site on Nov. 1, even though Okinawa residents overwhelmingly see the project as an undemocratic imposition on the small southern island....
The Associated Press - Wed July 18, 2018
Tokyo Olympic Venues Make Progress With Two Years to Go
TOKYO (AP) — The Japan Sports Council gave a progress report on the new National Stadium for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday, saying the project is 40 percent complete with two years to go before the opening ceremony....
Emily Buenzle - Thu July 05, 2018
New App Helps Connect Contractors, Construction Workers
To deal with his country's construction worker shortage, Yoichi Wagatsuma created an app that connects Japanese contractors with construction workers. With a surge of development from key infrastructure projects, as well as the upcoming 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Japan's labor ministry reported that there is an average of 4.3 jobs available for every trade worker, The Japan Times reported....
Emily Buenzle - Wed February 21, 2018
World's Tallest Timber Skyscraper Coming to Tokyo
The world's tallest wooden skyscraper is coming to Japan. Japan-based Sumitomo Forestry will create the structure, named W350, with 90 percent wood and 10 percent steel, the South China Morning Post reported....
Tue January 02, 2018
KCMA Corporation Announces New Company Name, Corporate Structure
KCMA Corporation, a subsidiary of Hitachi Construction Machinery Group, will change their corporate name to Hitachi Construction Machinery Loaders America effective Jan. 1, 2018. KCMA Corporation has been active in the North American construction equipment market since 1962 when Kawasaki Heavy Industries built their first articulated wheel loader in Japan....
Emily Buenzle - Thu November 09, 2017
Looking Back: What Ancient Structures Tell Us About Earthquake-Safe Construction
A 1,410-year-old building is a key resource for modern-day earthquake-safe building methods. Built in 607 A.D., Japan's 122-ft.-tall Horyu-ji temple is one of the oldest wooden structures in the world, and has survived almost 50 earthquakes at magnitudes of 7.0 and greater, the New York Daily News reported....
Emily Buenzle - Wed August 30, 2017
Defense Department Awards Caterpillar $663M Equipment Contract
The U.S. Department of Defense recently awarded Caterpillar a contract for more than $663 million. As part of the five-year contract, Caterpillar will supply commercial construction equipment to perform duties in Illinois, North Carolina, Georgia, Texas, Arkansas, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Austria, Belgium, England, France, Italy and Japan, with a performance completion date of Aug....
