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Japanese contractor Kajima

TOKYO, Japan, March 2 Kyodo - Photo taken March 2, 2018 shows the head office of Kajima Corp. in Tokyo. Kajima is one of four major Japanese contractors involved in a bid-rigging scandal over a planned maglev train link.

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Gov't, Kajima show ice-wall test at Fukushima plant

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - The government and general contractor Kajima Corp. show an experiment to create underground walls of frozen soil wall to stop groundwater flowing into the reactor buildings at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture on May 16, 2014. Cylindrical ducts to freeze soil and hoses to inject refrigerant are shown. (Pool photo)

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Gov't, Kajima show ice-wall test at Fukushima plant

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - The government and general contractor Kajima Corp. show an experiment to create underground walls of frozen soil to stop groundwater flowing into the reactor buildings at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture on May 16, 2014. Cylindrical ducts to freeze soil are placed underground at 1-meter intervals. (Pool photo)

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Kajima downs Kansai Univ. to win Rice Bowl

TOKYO, Japan - Kajima Deers linebacker Takashi Makiuchi (42) and his teammates celebrate after beating the Kansai University Kaisers to win the national title Rice Bowl at Tokyo Dome on Jan. 3, 2010. Makiuchi was named the game's MVP.

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Kajima downs Kansai Univ. to win Rice Bowl

TOKYO, Japan - Kajima Deers linebacker Takashi Makiuchi is tossed in the air by his teammates after his team beat the Kansai University Kaisers to win the national title Rice Bowl at Tokyo Dome on Jan. 3, 2010. Makiuchi was named the game's MVP.

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Kajima downs Kansai Univ. to win Rice Bowl

TOKYO, Japan - Kajima Deers wide receiver Yujiro Kojima (25) is tackled by Kansai University Kaisers linebacker Kenjiro Odate in the third quarter of the national Rice Bowl match at Tokyo Dome on Jan. 3, 2010. The Deers won the national crown beating the Kaisers 19-16.

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Kajima downs Kansai Univ. to win Rice Bowl

TOKYO, Japan - Kajima Deers players celebrate after beating the Kansai University Kaisers 19-16 to win the Rice Bowl, their first national crown in 12 years, at Tokyo Dome on Jan. 3, 2010.

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FTC searches major contractors over Nagoya bid-rigging case

NAGOYA, Japan - Fair Trade Commission investigators enter the Nagoya branch office of Kajima Corp. on Jan. 24 to search for evidence on suspected rigging of bids in a subway project ordered by the Nagoya municipal government.

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Niimi, lawyer who fought for Chinese laborers' rights, dies at 59

TOKYO, Japan - Takashi Niimi (in undated file photo), a human rights lawyer who represented the rights of Chinese nationals who were forced to work at a labor camp in Akita Prefecture during World War II, died of cardiac failure on Dec. 20, his family said. He was 59. Niimi, a Nagoya native, led a five-year court battle against major Japanese construction firm Kajima Corp. through November 2000 over a 60.5 million yen damages suit filed by 11 of the survivors.

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Kajima Honorary Chairman Ishikawa dies at 80

TOKYO, Japan - Rokuro Ishikawa (file photo taken in August, 1992), honorary chairman of major construction company Kajima Corp., died of heart failure on Dec. 14. He was 80. Ishikawa also served as former chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry from 1987 through 1993.

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Chinese survivors of 1945 uprising join Akita ceremony

AKITA, Japan - Thirty-one Chinese survivors and relatives of those killed in a 1945 uprising of forced laborers attend a memorial service on June 30 in Odate, Akita Prefecture, to remember the victims of what is known as the Hanaoka Incident. The Chinese group visited the site of the uprising for the first time since Kajima Gumi, a predecessor of leading construction contractor Kajima Corp., forced Chinese to work in a river improvement project near the then Hanaoka copper mine.

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Plaintiff of Chinese forced labor suit Wang dies

TOKYO, Japan - Wang Min (photo taken in October 1994), a Chinese survivor of an uprising at a forced labor mine in northeastern Japan during World War II and one of the 11 plaintiffs of a suit against Kajima Corp. for compensation for the labor, died of heart failure Nov. 4 at a hospital in Hebei Province, northern China, his supporters said Nov. 6. He was 81.

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5 Japanese players selected for NFL Europe league

TOKYO, Japan - Five Japanese players have been selected for the NFL Europe (NFLE) for the 2000 season after a series of tryouts held in Japan over the weekend, NFLE officials said. Posing for photographers, with two NFLE officials at the center, Dec. 6 are (from L to R) Onward Oaks quarterback Takayuki Sunaga, former Ritsumeikan defensive back Kohei Satomi, Kajima Deers wide receiver Masato Itai and Recruit Seagulls tight end Nachi Abe. A fifth player, Ritsumeikan University coach and linebacker Masafumi Kawaguchi is not in the photo.

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Takoyaki cooking robot (right) and beer-serving robot (left)

On the 21st, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government started a demonstration experiment of robots that can perform cooking and security tasks at the Takeshiba Passenger Boat Terminal in Minato Ward, Tokyo. The effect of the introduction of seven types of robots, which were selected from the public, will be verified at the 5th Takeshiba Summer Festival, an event held by Tokyu Land Corporation and Kajima Corporation as part of the area management of the Takeshiba district. As part of this effort, they provided the Takeshiba Natsufusu, which provides live music and dining space for local residents and workers in the neighborhood, as a place for the robot demonstration. (August 21, 2019, Takeshiba Passenger Boat Terminal, Minato-ku, Tokyo; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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The Kashima logo

kajima, Kajima Corporation, KAJIMA, general contractor, super general contractor, construction industry, skyscraper project, company, logo, logo mark = December 12, 2018, Minato Ward, Tokyo Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Kajima Honorary Chairman Ishikawa dies at 80

TOKYO, Japan - Rokuro Ishikawa (file photo taken in August, 1992), honorary chairman of major construction company Kajima Corp., died of heart failure on Dec. 14. He was 80. Ishikawa also served as former chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry from 1987 through 1993. (Kyodo)

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Chinese survivors of 1945 uprising join Akita ceremony

AKITA, Japan - Thirty-one Chinese survivors and relatives of those killed in a 1945 uprising of forced laborers attend a memorial service on June 30 in Odate, Akita Prefecture, to remember the victims of what is known as the Hanaoka Incident. The Chinese group visited the site of the uprising for the first time since Kajima Gumi, a predecessor of leading construction contractor Kajima Corp., forced Chinese to work in a river improvement project near the then Hanaoka copper mine.

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Kajima, translator of Faulkner, Twain, dies at 92

Photo taken June 2012 shows Shozo Kajima, a poet as well as translator of William Faulkner, Mark Twain and Agatha Christie. It was reported on Jan. 6, 2016, that Kajima died of old age at 92 on Dec. 25, 2015. After studying in the United States, Kajima taught English and American literature at Shinshu University and Yokohama National University. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Radio-control robot for operating forestry machine among exhibits in Tokyo

A radio-control robot developed by general contractor Kajima Corp. to operate a forestry machine is shown at an exhibition of new civil engineering technologies at Tokyo's Science Museum on July 15, 2015. The robot, to be seated on the machine during an operation, may be a boon to removing radioactive substances following the 2011 nuclear power plant accident in Fukushima, northeastern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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CORRECTED: Japanese contractor Kajima

Photo taken March 2, 2018 shows the head office of Kajima Corp. in Tokyo. Kajima is one of four major Japanese contractors involved in a bid-rigging scandal over a planned maglev train link. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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FTC searches major contractors over Nagoya bid-rigging case

NAGOYA, Japan - Fair Trade Commission investigators enter the Nagoya branch office of Kajima Corp. on Jan. 24 to search for evidence on suspected rigging of bids in a subway project ordered by the Nagoya municipal government. (Kyodo)

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Niimi, lawyer who fought for Chinese laborers' rights, dies at 5

TOKYO, Japan - Takashi Niimi (in undated file photo), a human rights lawyer who represented the rights of Chinese nationals who were forced to work at a labor camp in Akita Prefecture during World War II, died of cardiac failure on Dec. 20, his family said. He was 59. Niimi, a Nagoya native, led a five-year court battle against major Japanese construction firm Kajima Corp. through November 2000 over a 60.5 million yen damages suit filed by 11 of the survivors. (Kyodo)

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Kajima downs Kansai Univ. to win Rice Bowl

TOKYO, Japan - Kajima Deers linebacker Takashi Makiuchi (42) and his teammates celebrate after beating the Kansai University Kaisers to win the national title Rice Bowl at Tokyo Dome on Jan. 3, 2010. Makiuchi was named the game's MVP. (Kyodo)

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Kajima downs Kansai Univ. to win Rice Bowl

TOKYO, Japan - Kajima Deers players celebrate after beating the Kansai University Kaisers 19-16 to win the Rice Bowl, their first national crown in 12 years, at Tokyo Dome on Jan. 3, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Kajima downs Kansai Univ. to win Rice Bowl

TOKYO, Japan - Kajima Deers linebacker Takashi Makiuchi is tossed in the air by his teammates after his team beat the Kansai University Kaisers to win the national title Rice Bowl at Tokyo Dome on Jan. 3, 2010. Makiuchi was named the game's MVP. (Kyodo)

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Kajima downs Kansai Univ. to win Rice Bowl

TOKYO, Japan - Kajima Deers wide receiver Yujiro Kojima (25) is tackled by Kansai University Kaisers linebacker Kenjiro Odate in the third quarter of the national Rice Bowl match at Tokyo Dome on Jan. 3, 2010. The Deers won the national crown beating the Kaisers 19-16. (Kyodo)

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Kajima's halt of construction nationwide over virus

Photo taken April 17, 2020, shows the head office of major contractor Kajima Corp. in Tokyo. Kajima plans to halt construction nationwide through May 6, in response to the expansion of the state of emergency to the entire nation. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese contractor Kajima

Photo taken March 2, 2018 shows a building in Tokyo that houses the head office of Taisei Corp. Taisei is one of four major Japanese contractors involved in a bid-rigging scandal over a planned maglev train link. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese contractor Kajima HQ

Photo taken on Dec. 18, 2017, shows the headquarters of Japanese major contractor Kajima Corp. in Tokyo. Prosecutors raided the head office the same day over alleged antitrust violations in connection with construction tenders for the maglev ultra high-speed train line. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Chinese sue Japan's contractor Kajima over wartime forced labor

A bereaved family member of a former Chinese forced laborer at Kajima Corp. speaks at a press conference in Beijing on Dec. 6, 2016, after a total of 27 people, consisting of a survivor and bereaved families, filed a lawsuit against the Japanese construction company, seeking 1 million yuan ($145,000) in compensation for each plaintiff for forced labor during World War II. The plaintiffs said the former laborers were forced to work at Kajima construction sites in Japan's Gunma and Kagoshima prefectures in 1944. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Chinese sue Japan's contractor Kajima over wartime forced labor

A bereaved family member of a former Chinese forced laborer at Kajima Corp. speaks at a press conference in Beijing on Dec. 6, 2016, after a total of 27 people, consisting of a survivor and bereaved families, filed a lawsuit against the Japanese construction company, seeking 1 million yuan ($145,000) in compensation for each plaintiff for forced labor during World War II. The plaintiffs said the former laborers were forced to work at Kajima construction sites in Japan's Gunma and Kagoshima prefectures in 1944. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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High court rejects appeal by ex-construction minister Nakamura

TOKYO, Japan - Kishiro Nakamura, former construction minister, enters the Tokyo High Court on April 25 to hear the court's ruling on his bribery charges. The high court rejected Nakamura's appeal against his conviction for taking 10 million yen in bribes from an executive of general contractor Kajima Corp.

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Kajima to compensate Chinese over WWII forced labor

TOKYO, Japan - Showing photos of their kin who were killed at a World War II labor camp in Japan, Chinese plaintiffs and their lawyers meet the press in Tokyo on Nov. 29 after reaching a settlement with Kajima Corp., in which the Japanese construction firm agreed to set up a 500 million yen fund to compensate the victims.

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Plaintiff of Chinese forced labor suit Wang dies

TOKYO, Japan - Wang Min (photo taken in October 1994), a Chinese survivor of an uprising at a forced labor mine in northeastern Japan during World War II and one of the 11 plaintiffs of a suit against Kajima Corp. for compensation for the labor, died of heart failure Nov. 4 at a hospital in Hebei Province, northern China, his supporters said Nov. 6. He was 81.

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5 Japanese players selected for NFL Europe league.

TOKYO, Dec. 6 Kyodo - Five Japanese players have been selected for the NFL Europe (NFLE) for the 2000 season after a series of tryouts held in Japan over the weekend, NFLE officials said. Posing for photographers, with two NFLE officials at the center, Dec. 6 are (from L to R) Onward Oaks quarterback Takayuki Sunaga, former Ritsumeikan defensive back Kohei Satomi, Kajima Deers wide receiver Masato Itai and Recruit Seagulls tight end Nachi Abe. A fifth player, Ritsumeikan University coach and linebacker Masafumi Kawaguchi is not in the photo.