Fujifilm will install payload and linker-payload manufacturing equipment, including reaction vessels, a filtration dryer and a preparative HPLC system, at the Hirono plant in Fukushima. The facility will also add a laboratory for process and analytical-method development, with operations scheduled to begin in 2028, enabling Fujifilm's one-stop domestic ADC CDMO service.
Mitsui Fudosan, Kumagai Gumi and Getworks are developing Japan's first commercial underground data center using an existing tunnel in Kobe, Hyogo. The project will deploy containerized data center facilities to serve growing GPU and critical-data infrastructure demand, with operations planned to begin by the end of 2027.
Air Water has completed a demonstration facility at the Shinagawa Clean Center in Tokyo for high-CO2-concentration waste combustion under NEDO's Green Innovation Fund. Air Water designed and installed liquid oxygen supply, CO2 capture and CO2 liquefaction equipment, targeting a CO2 capture rate of more than 90% from waste treatment facilities.
Shimizu Corporation has launched a demonstration project to test direct CO2 capture from seawater. The company plans to install a pilot plant in Tokyo Bay to evaluate CO2 recovery, continuous operation and the environmental suitability of treated seawater.
Honda, Taisei Corporation and Taisei Rotec have developed core technology for a dynamic wireless power transfer road system that can charge EVs while driving, including heavy commercial vehicles. The partners plan to build a test track at Taisei's T-FIELD/TAMURA facility from late 2026 and participate in a public-road demonstration on the Tateyama Expressway in Chiba from FY2027 onward.
Keiyo Gas opened its first domestic grid-scale battery storage facility in Isesaki, Gunma, beginning full-scale operation on October 1, 2026. The 2 MW, 8 MWh high-voltage facility is operated by KG BESS LLC and was developed and constructed by Sun Village; Marubeni New Power handles market transactions as aggregator.
Suzuki Motor Corporation opened the Suzuki Osaka Parts Center in Daito, Osaka, on October 5, 2026. The new regional distribution hub supplies genuine repair parts and accessories to Suzuki dealers across the Kansai region, improving delivery times, supply resilience and logistics efficiency.
Tokyo Tatemono completed the T-LOGI Minami-Funabashi multi-tenant logistics facility in Narashino, Chiba, on September 30, 2026. The four-level ramp-type facility has 96,391.85 sqm of total floor area, 12 leasable units, cold-storage sections, truck berths, and rooftop solar generation for on-site consumption and surplus power supply.
Yoshida Metal will consolidate its headquarters, factory and warehouse at the Yanagizu Monozukuri Industrial Cluster in Gifu City and construct a new headquarters factory. The project will renew machinery and introduce an automated warehouse to improve safety and productivity, with operations planned for January 2029.
Sanoyas Precision Industry received handover of a new factory constructed on its headquarters premises from the construction company on September 30, 2026. The company plans to relocate machinery and robots, demolish the old factory, conduct test operations and bring the entire new factory into operation by March 2027.
NewLogistics & transport servicesUnited KingdomCompleted
Thermotraffic Ltd., a UK subsidiary of Nichirei Logistics Group, completed an expansion of its Wrexham logistics center on September 28, 2026. The expansion adds approximately 48,000 tonnes of capacity, bringing the center's total capacity to approximately 77,000 tonnes, and introduces the company's first automated warehouse to improve efficiency and safety in cold-chain logistics.
Ashimori Industry, a Toyoda Gosei group company, will establish a new plant in Shimotsuke, Tochigi, to produce liners used for sewer-pipeline rehabilitation, including the Paltem L-UV method. The plant is scheduled to begin operations in the first half of 2028, supporting demand for infrastructure renewal in eastern and northern Japan.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has acquired industrial development land at the Choshu Dejima artificial island in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, for Mitsubishi Shipbuilding to expand its shipbuilding capacity. The plan includes relocating some functions from the Shimonoseki Shipyard Eura Plant and building a new hull-block manufacturing plant; the project is expected to receive up to JPY 40 billion in government support.
Sumitomo Electric has completed and opened Research Building No. 6, PRISM Lab., at its Yokohama Works to strengthen R&D for optical communications products used in data centers. The facility includes advanced experimental and analytical equipment, precision-controlled laboratories, and supports research into higher-performance, smaller and lower-cost optical connectors and other connection components.
Toshiba Information Equipment Philippines has expanded production lines at its Laguna Technopark facility and shipped its first nearline HDDs for data centers. The company aims to approximately double total annual production capacity on a storage-capacity basis by FY2027 versus FY2025, supporting demand from generative AI and cloud services.
KC-22 Investment, jointly funded by Chubu Electric Power and Komata Construction, completed construction of the Noba Solar Power Plant in Hachinohe, Aomori, and began commercial operation on October 1, 2026. The plant has 1,990 kW of generating capacity and is expected to produce approximately 3.4 million kWh annually.
Okayama Prefecture announced that Okayama Murata Manufacturing will use the prefecture's Large Investment and Base Development Promotion Subsidy for an equipment investment of approximately 9 billion yen to expand the ceramic raw material production line at its main plant in Setouchi, Okayama. Construction is scheduled to start in October 2026, with operation beginning in April 2028.
Kawada Industries introduced an on-site solar power purchase agreement system at its Yasui Factory in Nanto, Toyama, starting September 1, 2026. The system is expected to generate 526,900 kWh annually, with surplus electricity supplied to three other Kawada facilities in the Toyama area.
Shikoku Chuken will build a new headquarters facility on land adjacent to its existing headquarters in Ayagawa, Kagawa. The facility will expand research and development using clinical specimens and testing data collected from across Shikoku, along with corporate planning, information processing and administrative functions; operations are scheduled to begin in January 2028.
Sumitomo Corporation, through its wholly owned subsidiary BS Holdings, has started construction of a grid-scale battery storage facility (rated output 62 MW, storage capacity 291 MWh) in Namie, Fukushima, financed via project finance led by MUFG Bank. The facility was selected under Japan's long-term decarbonization power source auction, with commercial operation planned for 2029; the disclosure does not state the investment amount, contractor or equipment supplier.
MEC will make an additional investment in equipment at its Kitakyushu Factory, the second phase of the site's development. The expansion will address rising demand for chemicals used in semiconductor package substrates, driven in part by generative AI investment, with operations planned to start in FY2028.
Nippon Express Bangladesh, a group company of NIPPON EXPRESS Holdings, opened the Nippon Express Bangladesh Air Freight CFS in Gazipur, Bangladesh, near Dhaka International Airport. The facility consolidates previously separate warehouse functions and includes four truck docks, 24-hour security monitoring and safety equipment to support air-freight exports and temporary storage.
Nippon Precision Electronics has signed a location agreement with Arao City, Kumamoto Prefecture, to expand its factory. The project will increase supply capacity for parts used in semiconductor manufacturing equipment amid strong growth in the semiconductor market.
Shinko Electric Industries will acquire Japan Display's Mobara plant in Chiba and convert it into a new core facility for advanced semiconductor packaging, particularly flip-chip packages used in AI-related semiconductors. The company plans to begin operations in FY2028, while selling the plant's western area to partner FICT for its own manufacturing use; Shinko will develop additional equipment investment plans for the retained site.
TOPPAN opened its first overseas FC-BGA substrate production facility at its Singapore subsidiary, Advanced Substrate Technologies, to supply large, high-layer-count substrates for AI, machine learning and network equipment. The first phase covers approximately 70,000 sqm within a roughly 95,000 sqm facility, with production scheduled to start in December 2026 and more than 200 engineers and technicians employed.
Logistics & transport servicesHokkaidoUnder construction
Loginet Japan is building the new LNJ Obihiro Center in Obihiro, Hokkaido, replacing its existing logistics center and expanding transport capacity across the Tokachi and wider eastern Hokkaido areas. The facility will include an expanded cargo-handling area, truck berths, and a new temperature-controlled warehouse; groundbreaking was held on September 29, 2026, with operations scheduled to begin in January 2028.
Real estate & constructionUnited KingdomUnder constructionGBP 1.1B
Mitsui Fudosan, through Mitsui Fudosan (UK) Ltd, started construction on September 17, 2026, on a major mixed-use redevelopment at London King's Cross. The project will add a British Library extension of approximately 100,000 sq ft and approximately 600,000 sq ft of office, laboratory and commercial space, with completion planned for 2032.
Logistics & transport servicesShigaUnder construction¥17.6B
Kokuyo has begun site preparation for its largest logistics facility, the provisional Kokuyo New Shiga Distribution Center, in Aisho, Shiga. The approximately ¥17.6 billion project will consolidate national furniture logistics functions, with completion planned for February 2029 and operations scheduled to begin in September 2029.
Kobelco Construction Machinery will develop a new base for construction machinery production and testing in the Yamakuni district of Kato, Hyogo. The project will consolidate currently dispersed production and testing functions on approximately 100,000 sqm of business-use land within a 340,000 sqm acquired site, with operations planned to start in fiscal 2029.
Daiichikosho will progressively install Terra Charge's 50 kW EV fast chargers at approximately 60 of its The Park coin-operated parking facilities in Tokyo. The installations are scheduled to be completed by the end of March 2027, adding charging infrastructure across the company's parking network.