Homeowners at the complex destroyed in one of Hong Kong's deadliest fires were incorrectly told the contractor that authorities blame for the blaze had a clean safety record, documents show. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/06/asia-pacific/hong-kong-fire-safety-breaches-revolt/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #hongkong #china #fires #constructionindustry
Residents of the housing complex that was engulfed in Hong Kong's deadliest blaze in seven decades complained repeatedly about fire hazards over the past year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/28/asia-pacific/hong-kong-fire-safety-complaints/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #hongkong #china #constructionindustry
Mori Trust is looking for overseas partners to launch condominiums in Japan that can be rented out like hotel rooms, its CEO said, as the company seeks to profit from the nation’s tourism boom. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/05/companies/mori-trust-seeks-foreign-partners/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #moritrust #realestate #hotels #tourism #constructionindustry
Daito Trust Construction will gradually introduce separate portable restrooms for men and women and larger unisex ones, to improve the sanitary environment amid a labor shortage and increase the female employment rate. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/15/companies/construction-sites-toilets/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #daitotrustconstruction #constructionindustry #toilets
Construction of wooden mid-rise and high-rise buildings is gradually increasing in the Tohoku region, pushed by legislation and the trend toward decarbonization. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/01/wooden-buildings-increasing-in-tohoku/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #wood #constructionindustry #tohoku #buildings
Major general contractor Taisei has said that it plans to acquire marine civil engineering company Toyo Construction for about ¥160 billion. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/10/taisei-toyo-construction-acquisition/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #taisei #toyoconstruction #constructionindustry #acquisitions