Japan's construction industry

Japan's construction industry

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in September 2013 in Sendai, Japan, shows Kazuki Kosaka, a 22-year-old employee of construction contractor Atsumi Kensetsu. The construction industry in Japan faces a lack of young workers like Kosaka.

Disgraced Kumamoto builder's check not honored

Disgraced Kumamoto builder's check not honored

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Kimura Kensetsu, a construction company based in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, said Nov. 22 that one of its checks was not honored by its lender on Nov. 21 after it became caught in the media spotlight due to its involvement in building dozens of defective condominiums and hotels. The firm posted a public announcement about the incident at the entrance of its headquarters (shown in photo).

Ex-judo gold medalist Inokuma found dead, suicide suspected

Ex-judo gold medalist Inokuma found dead, suicide suspected

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Tokyo Olympics judo gold medalist Isao Inokuma, who was found dead in an apparent suicide at a company he ran in Tokyo, the police said Sept. 29. He was 63. Police said an employee of Tokai Kensetsu (Tokai Construction) found Inokuma collapsed in a pool of blood in his office with stab wounds in his upper body on the night of Sept. 28.

Taisei Corporation Logo

Taisei Corporation Logo

Keywords: taisei kensetsu, taisei, corporate, logo, logo mark, emblem = logo mark at the reception desk of Taisei Corporation's headquarters in Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo on December 11, 2018; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

Disgraced Kumamoto builder's check not honored

Disgraced Kumamoto builder's check not honored

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Kimura Kensetsu, a construction company based in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, said Nov. 22 that one of its checks was not honored by its lender on Nov. 21 after it became caught in the media spotlight due to its involvement in building dozens of defective condominiums and hotels. The firm posted a public announcement about the incident at the entrance of its headquarters (shown in photo). (Kyodo)

Ex-judo gold medalist Inokuma found dead, suicide suspected

Ex-judo gold medalist Inokuma found dead, suicide suspected

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Tokyo Olympics judo gold medalist Isao Inokuma, who was found dead in an apparent suicide at a company he ran in Tokyo, the police said Sept. 29. He was 63. Police said an employee of Tokai Kensetsu (Tokai Construction) found Inokuma collapsed in a pool of blood in his office with stab wounds in his upper body on the night of Sept. 28.