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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
Toyo Kanetsu announced the acquisition of a site in Hatsushima, Arida, Wakayama, for construction of a new factory. The disclosure confirms a new manufacturing-capacity project, but the supplied source text does not include the investment amount, capacity, construction schedule, contractor, or equipment suppliers.
Toyoda Gosei will establish a new factory at the Bidkin Industrial Park in Maharashtra, India, to produce bumpers, instrument panels, airbags, steering wheels and resin fuel-filler pipes. Production is scheduled to start in the first half of 2029, supporting capacity expansion by Japanese automakers including Toyota Kirloskar Motor.
NTT Urban Development completed a two-story steel-frame cultural facility in Kyoto's Minami Ward, developed on municipally owned land as part of the Kyoto Station Southeast Area revitalization initiative. The 1,382.05 sqm facility will house the immersive art center Superblue Kyoto on the first floor and the QUESTION BP gallery on the second floor; opening is planned for early 2027.
Ricoh will construct a new four-story building at its existing Atsugi site in Kanagawa to consolidate manufacturing functions and expand inkjet-head production and supply capacity. The facility will introduce automated lines, robots, AI and digital manufacturing technologies, with production capacity ultimately expandable to more than twice the current level.
Yorozu will invest approximately ¥3 billion to build a new building within its existing Oita Manufacturing Center site and install a 2,000-ton press. The expansion will increase capacity for automotive suspension and other parts, with operations planned to begin in October 2028.
NHK Spring will invest approximately ¥5 billion to add HDD suspension production lines at multiple domestic and overseas production sites, in response to rising demand for AI-related and data-center applications. The company states this investment is incremental to, and separate from, the approximately ¥35 billion Thailand suspension-plant investment it announced on 2026-07-16; operations are scheduled to start sequentially from 2027.
TOPPAN group's Italian film manufacturer Irplast has installed a new production line using Bruckner's LISIM simultaneous biaxial-stretching technology to produce high-function BOPP film for recyclable monomaterial packaging. The new line is intended to strengthen global supply, with commercial production targeted by the second half of 2026; total plant capacity will reach up to 30,000 tonnes per year.
Nippon Steel's European subsidiary U. S. Steel Kosice will invest approximately €900 million in a new electric arc furnace and oxygen plant at its Kosice steelworks in Slovakia. The electric arc furnace will have annual capacity of approximately 1.6 million tonnes and is scheduled to start operations in 2030; the oxygen plant is scheduled to start operations in 2029. The project will receive €350 million in subsidies from the EU Modernisation Fund through the Slovak government.
Sanyo Shokai will relocate and newly build its Sanyo Sewing Aomori Factory in Towada, Aomori, as part of its growth investment program. The new facility will manufacture coats and support product development and technology verification, with construction planned from 2027 and operations scheduled to begin in the first half of FY2028.
Tokyo Ohka Kogyo has completed the first-phase Pyeongtaek plant operated by its Korean subsidiary, TOK Advanced Materials, in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. The facility includes a high-purity chemicals production building, warehouse and ancillary facilities, and is scheduled to begin operations in the first half of 2027 to supply semiconductor customers locally.
Punch Industry will invest in a Japanese-made electron-beam processing machine at its consolidated subsidiary, Punch Industry (Dalian) Co., Ltd., in Dalian, China. The equipment will expand capacity for custom mold components and precision micro-machined products, supporting confirmed new and expanded orders from an undisclosed global mold manufacturer serving beverage-container and medical-consumables markets. The machine's own price is undisclosed under contract with the vendor; the company separately plans approximately JPY 500 million in related capacity investment across the multi-year Value Creation 28 plan period, of which this machine is only part.
Sumitomo Metal Mining held a completion ceremony for battery recycling plants at its Toyo and Nickel plants in Ehime. The plants recycle nickel, cobalt, lithium and copper from used automotive batteries and have annual feedstock processing capacity of approximately 10,000 tonnes on a battery-cell-equivalent basis.
Tokuyama will install new production equipment at its Advanced Technology Commercialization Center in Yanai, Yamaguchi, to increase aluminum nitride powder production capacity by approximately 30% from current levels. The facility is scheduled to begin commercial operation in April 2028, supporting demand from semiconductor manufacturing equipment components and thermal-management materials amid growing AI-related investment.
Mitsubishi Materials will invest approximately ¥8 billion to upgrade hydrometallurgical and recycling equipment at its subsidiary Japan New Metals' Akita Plant, nearly doubling ammonium paratungstate (APT) production capacity to 2,400 tons per year. The project supports domestic tungsten resource circulation and reduces Japan's import dependence on the critical mineral.
Toyota Boshoku Automotive India, Toyota Boshoku's Indian subsidiary, will build a new plant in the Bidkin Industrial Park in Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra, to produce automotive seats and other components. The approximately 4 billion Indian rupee (approximately 7 billion yen) investment is scheduled for completion in October 2027, with production planned to start in the first half of 2029 for supply to Toyota Kirloskar Motor's new plant.
Nippon Shikizai, a Japanese cosmetics ODM/OEM manufacturer, held the opening ceremony for its newly acquired Komoro factory in Nagano Prefecture. The facility handles filling, packaging and finishing for makeup products such as mascara and eye shadow, and began operations on September 3, 2026.
Goyo Foods has completed a new factory in the Ishishi Industrial Park in Karatsu, Saga Prefecture. The facility is intended to expand production capacity and advance automation for the company's frozen-cake business, serving customers in Japan and overseas.
Murata Electronics (Thailand), a production subsidiary of Murata Manufacturing, will invest approximately ¥6.2 billion to build a new production building on its existing site in Thailand. Construction is scheduled to start in September 2026 and the building is expected to be completed in November 2027, including production equipment to meet rising demand for EMI noise-removal filters.
Tamagawa Electronics, a subsidiary of Tamagawa Holdings, plans to build a second factory near its headquarters in Ayase, Kanagawa, to expand production capacity for telecommunications and electronic equipment serving social infrastructure demand. JFE Conform has been selected as the planned construction contractor, with handover scheduled for December 2027.
Iino Kaiun completed construction of the 93,000 cubic meter LPG/ammonia Very Large Gas Carrier LUMI AURORA at Hanwha Ocean's Okpo shipyard in South Korea. The LPG dual-fuel vessel is the company's third of its kind and is designed to reduce CO2 emissions while supporting winter navigation in the Baltic Sea.
Kyocera opened its Nagasaki Isahaya Plant on September 1, 2026, with an opening ceremony planned for spring 2027. The first building is a six-story steel-frame structure with 80,799 sqm of floor area on a 150,000 sqm site, producing fine ceramic components and semiconductor packages; Kyocera plans approximately JPY 68 billion in investment through fiscal 2028 and targets JPY 25 billion in annual sales from the plant from fiscal 2030.
JFE Steel will expand surface-processing equipment for high-performance steel sheets at the Kurashiki district of its West Japan Works in Okayama, using Okayama Prefecture large-scale investment and regional hub promotion subsidy support. Construction is scheduled to start in October 2026, with operations beginning in June 2028.
Kioxia Corporation plans to construct K3, a new manufacturing building at its Kitakami Plant in Iwate, Japan. The project expands the company's domestic 3D flash-memory manufacturing capacity; the disclosure does not state an investment amount, capacity, contractor, or schedule.
Oriental Consultants Global (OC Global), through the jointly funded project company PT. Akuakultur Konawe Nusantara, held a groundbreaking ceremony for a whiteleg shrimp aquaculture facility in Polewali Village, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia. The facility is scheduled to start construction in August 2026, be completed by the end of May 2027, and begin shipments in July 2027, with planned annual production of approximately 1,300 tonnes and future expansion to approximately 4,000 tonnes.
ADEKA will build a new manufacturing plant for its high-performance TRANSPAREX clarifying agent at the third plant of subsidiary ADEKA KOREA CORPORATION in Wanju County, South Korea. The plant will be built in surplus space at an existing semiconductor-materials facility to secure supply as demand expands; construction is scheduled to run from December 2026 to June 2028, with operations beginning in November 2028.
ZEON has started construction of a new single-wall carbon nanotube (SWCNT) plant at its Tokuyama Factory in Shunan, Yamaguchi. The plant will use an advanced proprietary process based on the Super Growth method and is expected to begin full-scale operations in 2028, expanding production capacity several dozen times from the current level to meet growing lithium-ion battery demand.
Suzuki Motor Corporation held the opening ceremony for its Indian subsidiary Maruti Suzuki India's newly built four-wheel vehicle plant in Kharkoda, Haryana. The facility currently has annual production capacity of 500,000 vehicles and is planned for expansion to approximately 1 million vehicles; the opening notice documents a completed manufacturing capex project.
Nippon Marine Foods has decided to build a new plant on its headquarters factory site in Otsubo-honmachi, Shimonoseki, to expand production of processed seafood products. The project is being advanced under a construction agreement with Shimonoseki City, with a signing ceremony scheduled for August 31, 2026.
Fujifilm has completed a new building at the Oita plant of Fujifilm Electronics Materials Co., Ltd. and began operations in August 2026. The facility manufactures and tests post-CMP cleaners, adding automated production equipment and quality-evaluation instruments to expand the plant's manufacturing capacity to three times its previous level, supporting growing AI-semiconductor demand.
ADEKA will expand production equipment for photo-acid generators used in advanced semiconductor photoresists, including EUV lithography, by adding a manufacturing line inside an existing building at its Chiba plant in Sodegaura. The approximately ¥1 billion investment is scheduled to start construction in January 2027, finish in February 2028, and begin commercial operations in September 2028, doubling capacity from the current level.
Fujifilm Business Innovation began full-scale operation of its Circular Manufacturing Center in Laguna, Philippines, which it opened in July 2025 to refurbish used multifunction printers collected across the Asia-Pacific region. The facility started shipping refurbished ApeosPort-VII C R series machines on July 30 and has an exclusive area of approximately 500 sqm.
Megmilk Snow Brand Vietnam, a subsidiary of Japanese dairy company MEGMILK SNOW BRAND Co., Ltd., held an opening ceremony on July 9, 2026, for a newly constructed factory producing processed cheese. The Vietnam manufacturing and sales base is intended to capture growing local demand and support expansion into neighboring Asian markets.
Olympus has completed the new B Building at its Nagano site in Tatsuno, Nagano, consolidating development and manufacturing functions and establishing a production base for key medical-device components. Construction began in February 2025, with full operation targeted for FY2026; the building has 17,665 sqm of total floor area and a total construction cost of approximately ¥18 billion.
PlantX completed the Shinonome Demonstration Base in Koto, Tokyo, and held its opening ceremony on July 8, 2026. The facility is equipped with the company's latest modular cultivation systems and automated equipment to demonstrate labor-saving and resource-efficient indoor farming technologies ahead of mass production.
Denco Techno Heat, a wholly owned subsidiary of DKK Co., Ltd., will relocate its Suzuka factory to a newly acquired site in Kono-cho, Suzuka, Mie. The new facility will use DX, robotics and automated induction-heating equipment to raise production capacity by 30% versus the existing plant, with a planned 244 kW self-consumption solar installation. The factory building is scheduled for completion in March 2027, with all equipment relocation due to finish in January 2028.
Tokuyama held the opening ceremony for a new semiconductor-grade polysilicon plant operated by its wholly owned subsidiary Tokuyama Vietnam in the Phu My 3 Special Industrial Park, Ho Chi Minh City. The facility will crush and wash polysilicon and serve as an overseas supply-chain hub, with trial operations and quality verification to follow.
Pasona Group will open the permanent PASONA HARBOR STAGE offshore on Awaji Island, Hyogo, on July 17, 2026. The multipurpose venue will host concerts and events and includes a 550-seat audience area, a 900 sqm viewing area, a 600 sqm stage, and large-scale projection equipment; it will be operated by Nijigennomori.
Hanwa established HANWA STEEL SERVICE TIJUANA, S.A. DE C.V. in Rosarito, Baja California, its second coil centre in Mexico, and began full operations in August 2026. The site covers 38,086 sqm with 9,420 sqm of buildings and cuts and sells thin steel sheet for the Tijuana-Mexicali border region, where manufacturers supplying the United States are concentrated. Coil-centre functions previously run from San Diego Vista Steel Service in the United States transfer to the new operation at the end of August 2026. No investment amount was disclosed.
Mitsui Kinzoku plans to acquire land near its existing Malaysian plant and establish a new site from 2031 onward to expand production of VSP high-frequency printed-circuit-board copper foil and MicroThin carrier-supported ultra-thin copper foil. The new site is planned to add monthly capacity of 1,200 tonnes of VSP foil and 4 million sqm of MicroThin foil, supporting rising AI, semiconductor and data-center demand.
Tadano Utility, Tadano's wholly owned subsidiary, began operating its newly built Yawata Factory in Chikuma, Nagano Prefecture, in July 2026. The facility is a new manufacturing base for aerial work platforms.
JGC Holdings completed the UT3 biopharmaceutical active pharmaceutical ingredient facility for Chugai Pharmaceutical Industry at its Utsunomiya plant in May 2026. The four-story facility supports clinical-trial manufacturing through initial commercial production and includes continuous-production capabilities, solar panels and other environmental features; it was handed over on May 14, 2026.
Lion has approved construction of a new pharmaceutical plant through its wholly owned Vietnamese subsidiary Merap Lion. The facility will produce prescription and over-the-counter solid-dose medicines, including tablets and granules, with operations planned to begin in the second half of 2030.
Ohishi Sangyo held a start-up ceremony for a new molding machine at its Ibaraki Plant on June 2, 2026. The equipment is intended to strengthen the company's supply system for pulp-mold products and support further business expansion.
Aichi Steel held the groundbreaking ceremony for a new forging plant at partner Vardhman Special Steels in Ludhiana, Punjab, India. The plant will add a hot rolling mill line, with mass production targeted for FY2028; the investment amount was not disclosed.
Kobe Steel will invest approximately ¥2.07 billion in its aluminium casting and forging plant at the Daian works in Mizunami, Gifu, reinforcing welding and finishing processes and introducing a sand-mould 3D printer and X-ray CT inspection. The equipment serves aluminium and magnesium sand-cast parts for aerospace and defence. Operation is planned for 2028.
Arisawa Manufacturing announced additional fixed-asset acquisitions and equipment investments aimed at expanding production capacity. The disclosure does not provide further project details in the supplied text.
ASB Machinery will invest in its wholly owned Indian production subsidiary, ASB INTERNATIONAL PVT. LTD., to expand machining equipment for mold manufacturing, introduce automation, and renovate an existing factory building. The investment will launch a fourth factory and significantly increase production capacity; implementation is planned during FY2027 using internal funds.
Kyowa Manufacturing's European subsidiary, Kyowa Europe, held an opening ceremony for a new factory in Sofia, Bulgaria, on July 16, 2026. Built on a new site as the company's second expansion in Bulgaria, the facility targets twice the previous production efficiency to meet growing demand for motorized rollers and control systems used in conveyor and logistics systems.
Ohkawa Corporation, an Alconix Group company, will build its third facility in Fukushima City to produce precision metal-processing components for aerospace and semiconductor manufacturing equipment. The new plant is expected to more than double current production capacity and begin operations in the second half of FY2028.
Daido Metal plans to invest approximately ¥4 billion by fiscal 2027 in a new plant building at its existing Mexico site, with production equipment to be added separately. The expansion is intended to increase output of generator-engine bearings used in data centers. Building work is planned to begin in autumn 2026 and production in 2028.
PowerX plans to begin mass production of its Mega Power 4000 battery systems in May 2027. The liquid-cooled LFP units provide up to 4,680 kWh per 20-foot container. In an August 13 production-plan update, the company added the series to the product mix of its Tamano headquarters factory and planned Tomakomai factory. The additional Tamano production line remains scheduled for January 2027, while the Tomakomai factory is now scheduled to open in July 2028. Planned annual capacity is 800 systems at each factory, across the stated product mix; this is not a capacity figure exclusively for Mega Power 4000.
Dentas' consolidated subsidiary Ionic will acquire a mass-production molding die for the renewed New KISSYOU ion toothbrush, strengthening product competitiveness and supporting sales expansion. The mold will be installed at Union Gosei's Nasushiobara plant in Tochigi, with operation scheduled to begin in November 2026.
Furukawa Electric will invest approximately JPY 100 billion in manufacturing equipment, land and buildings in the United States, Brazil, Japan and India to expand optical-fiber and rollable ribbon-cable production. The projects are scheduled to begin mass production sequentially from the second half of fiscal 2028, with rollable ribbon-cable capacity expected to approximately double from the end of fiscal 2025, driven by data-center and generative-AI demand.
Nissin Foods will build the Tsukubamirai Factory in Ibaraki Prefecture as a dedicated Cup Noodles production facility. Construction is scheduled to begin in May 2027, with operations planned to start during fiscal 2029; the factory will incorporate heat-recovery and reuse equipment to reduce manufacturing CO2 emissions by more than 10%.
Kyoei Steel revised the planned investment in Vinton Steel's Texas melt shop and rolling-mill upgrade from $327 million to $437 million, citing higher material, logistics and construction costs. The new melt shop is planned for 360,000 net tons a year. Construction started in July 2026; melt-shop operations are targeted for July 2027 and integrated commercial production for October 2027. The company describes its planned direct billet transfer welding and rolling process as a world first.
Mitsubishi Materials will invest approximately EUR 50 million to expand tungsten scrap processing capacity at H.C. Starck's flagship Goslar, Germany facility from 5,000 tonnes/year to 7,000 tonnes/year. New equipment construction will begin in 2026 and be completed in 2028. Post-investment, the facility is expected to source virtually all its tungsten feedstock from recycled material, strengthening Europe's critical minerals supply chain resilience.
Ashiya City is advancing a redevelopment project in the JR Ashiya Station South District, targeting September 2026 groundbreaking with completion in August 2030. Tokyu Land is participating as the specified builder, with Taikensetsu handling basic and detailed design. The project includes an 11-story, 2-basement mixed-use building with 51 residential units, retail, offices, dining, and public facilities including a library function and citizen activity center on the third floor.
The Higashi-Kanamachi 1-chome West District Urban Redevelopment Association is proceeding with Phase II of a major mixed-use redevelopment in Katsushika Ward, Tokyo, per Katsushika Ward's own project page. Phase II construction is scheduled to start in FY2026 and complete in October 2030; Phase I (completed 2025) included a 40-story, 900-unit residential and commercial tower.
Shikoku Kasei Industries will build a new advanced semiconductor materials manufacturing plant in Sakaide, Kagawa Prefecture to meet growing demand for high-performance semiconductors driven by AI and 5G adoption. The facility will introduce state-of-the-art production equipment and establish high-level quality management systems, with operations planned to begin July 2027 and 20 new employees.
Mazda has opened its first Indonesian complete vehicle assembly factory in Citeureup, Bogor Regency, West Java, through local partner PT Eurokars Motor Indonesia (EMI) and PT Eurokars Produksi Pratama (EPP) on July 28, 2026. Mazda invested over IDR 400 billion to build the roughly 65,000 sqm facility, which will produce the CX-30 model for the Indonesian and regional markets.
Shibahara Kogyo will begin full operations in August 2026 at a new factory in Iwata, Shizuoka that consolidates welding processes previously split across multiple sites into a single location, aiming to improve efficiency and share technical skills among staff.
Resonac Holdings will make an additional investment of approximately ¥15 billion at its Resonac HD Singapore subsidiary to expand hard disk media production capacity, driven by growing AI and cloud-driven demand for datacenter storage. Combined with a prior May 2026 expansion announcement, total capacity will rise 44% from about 160 million disks to about 230 million disks per year, with production lines to be brought online progressively from 2029. Resonac, a key merchant supplier of hard disk media to HDD makers, has also agreed on a price revision with customers to reflect the investment.
Nunome Denki held a groundbreaking (jichinsai) ceremony for a new factory to produce semiconductor manufacturing equipment in Shirakawa City, Fukushima Prefecture. The project adds to Japan's semiconductor equipment supply chain capacity in the Tohoku region.
Tadano's wholly owned subsidiary Tadano Utility began operations in July at its newly built Yahata Plant in Chikuma City, Nagano Prefecture, a facility for assembling and painting large self-propelled aerial work platforms (18m+ working height). Combined with the existing Chikuma and Omi plants, the new plant expands Tadano Utility's production capacity by 1.5x, supporting the company's mid-term strategy to grow overseas sales of large aerial work platforms.
Israeli chipmaker Tower Semiconductor will build an additional 300mm manufacturing facility next to its Fab 7 in Uozu, Toyama Prefecture, Japan, as "Track Two" of a broader expansion. Total investment is approximately $3 billion, of which the Government of Japan is providing about $1 billion in grants (net investment ~$2 billion). The new fab targets a multi-fold increase in Silicon Photonics and Silicon Germanium capacity and is expected to be accretive from 2029. The expansion is run through TPSCo (Tower Panasonic Semiconductor Company), 51% owned by Tower.
JA Zen-Noh, Zenraku (National Federation of Dairy Co-operative Associations), and two regional milk marketing federations agreed to jointly establish Rakunou Nyugyo Co., Ltd. and build a new dairy products plant in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture. The new company, capitalized at JPY 1.92 billion, will produce butter, skim milk powder, and cream, with production slated to start in December 2028.
Fogel, an equity-method affiliate of Japan's Hoshizaki Corporation, held an opening ceremony on July 23, 2026 for its new commercial refrigerator factory in Villa Canales, Guatemala. The new plant, built since October 2023, has 1.8x the annual capacity of the existing facility (400,000 units/year at full operation) and will support expanded sales across Latin America; Hoshizaki plans to raise its stake in Fogel to 51% to make it a consolidated subsidiary.
Japan's Meiko Corporation (Ayase, Kanagawa) will inject USD 20 million (about JPY 3.26 billion) into its Hanoi-based consolidated subsidiary Meiko Electronics Quang Minh (MKQC), raising its capital to USD 30 million. The funds will be used to build a third factory at MKQC's Quang Minh industrial park site as part of Meiko's mid-term growth investment plan, with the capital injection due August 25.
Fujifilm and its India subsidiary FUJIFILM India signed a non-binding MoU with the Indian government on July 3, 2026 to explore establishing a semiconductor materials manufacturing facility in India. The move aims to strengthen collaboration with Japanese and Indian industry to build a robust local semiconductor supply chain, supporting India's 'Make in India' initiative.
A company that raises, processes, and sells aigamo (domesticated duck) meat has built a new factory in Uji City, Kyoto Prefecture, and relocated its headquarters there. The move is aimed at expanding its market reach, though specific investment figures were not disclosed.
Furuya Metal, a leading platinum-group-metal (PGM) processor, is building a new plant in Chitose, Hokkaido to produce thermal management substrates (quartz-based temperature sensors) for semiconductor manufacturing equipment such as diffusion furnaces. The plant, costing about JPY 4.5 billion and equipped with automated production systems, is scheduled for completion in July 2026, boosting capacity and supporting BCP resilience alongside its Tsukuba (Chikusei, Ibaraki) plant.
OKI will construct a new three-story production building at its Numazu Plant in Shizuoka Prefecture, which manufactures underwater acoustic systems and sensors, to strengthen production capacity for expanding defense demand and dual-use civilian applications such as ocean resource development. The investment is approximately JPY 3 billion, with the new building increasing production of sonar and sonobuoys by about 50% versus FY2023 levels while incorporating energy-saving and solar power facilities targeting ZEB/ZEH standards.
Pharma Foods International's consolidated subsidiary Meiji Yakuhin will build a new plant at Mizuhashi, Toyama City, with a board resolution on June 16, 2025. The new plant (13,109 sqm floor area, steel-frame, 3 stories) covers formulation, packaging and liquid-medicine lines, funded via a syndicated loan guaranteed by Pharma Foods International. Investment is JPY12.5 billion, with construction planned to start July 2026 and operations targeted for July 2028.
Izumo Murata Manufacturing, a production subsidiary of Murata Manufacturing, has completed a new production building at its Izumo, Shimane Prefecture site for multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs). Construction began in March 2024 on the 10-story steel-frame building, with total investment including production equipment reaching approximately JPY 47 billion, as Murata continues to diversify MLCC production across Japan, ASEAN, and China to build a flexible, resilient supply chain.
Riken Vitamin has acquired about 48,000 square metres in Anpachi, Gifu for approximately ¥3.6 billion, to build a plant that will take over from its Kyoto plant. The site will make colour products including crocetin and gardenia blue pigment, expanding production capacity. The sale contract was signed in June 2026, ownership transfers in autumn 2027, and the company is targeting operation in fiscal 2030.
UHA Mikakuto (Osaka) signed a location agreement with Kanoya City, Kagoshima Prefecture to establish a new plant that will process and freeze-slice sweet potatoes, the key raw material for its 'Osatsu Doki' snack. The facility will move into an existing building formerly used by another company, with operations planned to start in September 2027, investing about JPY 680 million and creating 23 new jobs.
Mitsubishi Cable Industries has completed construction of a new 'Kumagaya No. 2 Plant' at its Kumagaya site in Saitama Prefecture to strengthen production of high-value-added seal products for semiconductor manufacturing equipment and pneumatic devices. The plant, built at a cost of JPY 4.35 billion, completed construction on March 31, 2026 and is scheduled to begin mass production in July 2026, complementing the No. 1 plant that began operations in 2023.
Resahl Kosan Co., Ltd., a Saitama-based maker of microbial soil-improvement products, marked the one-year anniversary of its new Kamikawa Plant (Saitama Prefecture), built in March 2025 with roughly double the floor space of its previous factory. Automation of the production line allowed output of its flagship 'CalsNC-R' soil conditioner to surge from about 20 bags/month pre-pandemic to an average of 20,000 bags/month (peak 26,400 bags), driven by demand spikes from gardening YouTube coverage.
Aida Engineering will build a new factory in Auburn Hills, Michigan, consolidating the production bases of its subsidiaries Dallas Industries and HMS Products to establish integrated press-line supply in North America. Investment is approximately $33 million (about JPY 5.3 billion); completion is planned for end-2027 with operation starting during FY2028.
Toyota Motor Corporation has decided to acquire land in the Sadataka area of Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture, to establish a new vehicle factory, aiming to begin operations in the early 2030s. Which vehicles it will produce has not yet been determined. Toyota will proceed with the project in cooperation with Aichi Prefecture, Toyota City and local residents.
Oval Corporation has completed construction of a new factory for its consolidated subsidiary Hefei Oval Instrument in Hefei, Anhui Province, China. The plant, with a site area of about 3,300 sqm and total floor area of about 6,400 sqm, will produce flow meters to meet steady demand in the Chinese market driven by lithium-ion battery, marine, chemical, and energy sectors, complementing existing plants and optimizing the group's global production network.
Asahi Kasei's Taiwan subsidiary Hua Xu Technology has completed a new slitting facility in the Guantian Industrial Park, Tainan, for its Sunfort photosensitive dry film resist used in advanced semiconductor packaging, at an investment of about JPY 2 billion. The plant expands Hua Xu's overall slitting capacity by roughly 1.4x, with a design allowing expansion up to about 2x current capacity to meet growing demand tied to AI-driven chip packaging.
Kobayashi Pharmaceutical's wholly-owned subsidiary Sendai Kobayashi Pharmaceutical has begun full operation of a new pharmaceutical plant at the Sendai Kita Core Industrial Park in Taiwa-cho, Miyagi Prefecture. The facility, built to PIC/S GMP international standards with an investment of about JPY 26 billion, will produce liquid bandages, eye drops, and topical anti-inflammatory products, with total annual capacity of about 35 million units across all products.
JR Central (JR Tokai) signed an agreement with Shizuoka Prefecture under the prefecture's nature conservation ordinance, satisfying the final requirement to begin construction of the Shizuoka section of the Chuo Shinkansen maglev line. This was the last unstarted section between Tokyo/Shinagawa and Nagoya, and construction could begin within the year, resolving a years-long standoff over water resource protection for the Oi River.
Craft beer maker Yo-Ho Brewing (Karuizawa, Nagano) opened a new brewery in Izumisano, Osaka on July 23, with the full JPY 3.8 billion construction cost funded by furusato nozei (hometown tax) donations raised by the city. The facility, located in Rinku Town, is a unique case of a capex project financed entirely through crowdfunding-style local tax donations rather than corporate investment.
EIZO, a major monitor maker headquartered in Ishikawa Prefecture, plans to construct a new factory near Mumbai, India, with shipments expected to start as early as July 2028. The plant will target medical, aviation control, and video production monitor markets, and will house the headquarters functions of EIZO's Mumbai sales subsidiary established in 2023.
Megmilk Snow Brand's Vietnamese subsidiary held an opening ceremony and began operations at its newly built processed cheese plant in Tay Ninh Province (formerly Long An Province), southern Vietnam. The 1.5-hectare facility supports the company's mid-term plan to strengthen overseas expansion, targeting Vietnam's growing cheese market driven by rising incomes and Westernizing diets, with plans to later expand into neighboring countries.
On its Q2 2026 earnings call, TSMC chairman and CEO C.C. Wei said the company is trying to bring up its new fab in Japan (Kikuyo, Kumamoto) as fast as possible, citing a large gap between AI-driven chip demand and supply. TSMC separately said it is executing a global plan to add three more 3-nanometer fabs, one each in Taiwan, Arizona and Japan. The transcript does not name a specific fab number, investment amount or completion date for the Japan facility.
Matsuya has begun full operation of a new plant in Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture, built to expand production capacity for its mainstay rice flour-based products. The facility will produce baby food, disaster stockpile food, care food, and chip snacks, targeting growing demand from an aging population and disaster preparedness needs.
Daichu, a Nagahama, Shiga metalworking manufacturer covering casting, fabrication, machining, painting and assembly, completed its new 'No. 6 Plant' on its headquarters grounds on March 5, 2026. The 525 sqm building is dedicated to large-parts machining, equipped with a 5-face gantry machining center (Okuma MCR-A5CII), a 10-ton crane and welding equipment, expanding capacity for large diesel-engine components and large fabricated parts amid growing orders.
Joyfull approved a new food production plant in Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture, to rebuild its factory network in response to aging facilities, disaster risk and expected production growth. Its board decision disclosed an approximate investment of ¥7.5 billion and planned completion in February 2028.
Micron broke ground on a new cleanroom building at its Hiroshima fab (Higashihiroshima) to scale production of advanced memory for AI, committing about ¥1.5 trillion in total across the phased build-out. Phase I covers roughly 28,000 sqm; Fujita Corporation is the general construction partner, with production equipment move-in slated for late 2028. The fab - Japan's only DRAM manufacturing site, rooted in the former Elpida operation - will produce next-generation memory including EUV-based 1-gamma DRAM. The project is backed by up to ¥536bn of METI support announced in September 2025.
Hitachi Zosen Marine Engine Co., Ltd. signed a location agreement with Nagasu Town, Kumamoto Prefecture, to install ammonia fuel supply equipment and ammonia storage tanks at its site, supporting production of next-generation zero-emission vessels including ammonia-fueled ships. The investment is approximately JPY 2.4 billion, with operations expected to begin sequentially from around April 2028 and about 15 new jobs planned.
Kanken Techno signed a location agreement with Tamana City, Kumamoto Prefecture, to expand its factory producing exhaust gas treatment and air pollution control equipment used in semiconductor manufacturing. The expansion aims to double production capacity in response to semiconductor market demand, with investment of approximately JPY 1.363 billion and about 48 new jobs planned.
Dental materials maker GC Corporation is constructing a new biomaterials factory at its Fuji-Oyama plant site in Oyama Town, Shizuoka Prefecture, to expand production of bone graft materials and resorbable membranes. Chiyoda Ex-One Engineering is handling design and EPC construction with partners Kajima Corporation, Techno Ryowa, and Kandenko; construction began in June 2026 with completion targeted by November 30, 2027.
CSK has completed construction of a new factory for thick steel plate processing in Gunma Prefecture, consolidating its regional business bases into a single site. The facility emphasizes automation for improved safety, productivity, and quality control, with automated/unmanned forklifts planned for introduction this autumn.
Precision parts machining company Technos (Soja City) has completed a new factory in Tottori City, equipping it with multiple large machining centers to handle larger components. The facility targets order growth in advanced sectors such as semiconductors and aerospace, with future plans to leverage AI in production.
Auto parts casting maker Ninomiya (Nishio, Aichi) has constructed a new factory on its headquarters site, set to begin full operation this autumn. Combined with the existing plant, production capacity will more than double, supporting diversification into construction machinery and semiconductor equipment parts to reduce automotive dependency to around 70%.
Kawai Musical Instruments Mfg. announced completion of a new third factory in Karawang Regency, West Java, Indonesia, built by its local subsidiary Kawai Indonesia to produce electronic pianos. The plant, with a total investment of JPY 4 billion, introduces labor-saving and automation equipment to boost production capacity and quality, supporting Kawai's mid-term plan to raise its global electronic piano market share to 24.4% by 2035.
KOSE Corporation began full operation of its new Minami-Alps plant in Yamanashi Prefecture on July 9, 2026, marking the company's third domestic production base and coinciding with its 80th founding anniversary. The plant leverages Yamanashi's water resources and adopts green hydrogen and hydroelectric power to build a local energy production-consumption model, with planned employment of up to 300 workers.
The Japan Blood Products Organization announced a plan to strengthen its production base for plasma-derived products, centred on building a new manufacturing plant on newly acquired land in Chitose, Hokkaido, at a scale of about JPY200 billion. The plan also refurbishes its two existing domestic sites (Chitose, Hokkaido and Fukuchiyama, Kyoto), doubling current plasma processing capacity. Japan's self-sufficiency rate for these products fell from near 100% in FY2015 to 59.4% in FY2025, and the expansion is aimed at restoring domestic supply.
Toyota Motor North America announced construction of a new plant building at its Texas vehicle plant, set to begin operations in 2030. The facility will handle part of the production of the Tacoma pickup truck, currently strong in US demand, shifting output from Mexico. Total investment is $3.6 billion (approx. JPY 580 billion).
Discount store operator Daikokuten Bussan will construct a new process center in Kannonji City, Kagawa Prefecture, for food manufacturing, processing, and distribution. The facility aims to expand product supply capacity, reduce logistics costs, and improve freshness for the company's 251-store discount chain network, with operations expected to begin September 2027 and 251 new jobs created.
Kyowa Dambouru Co., Ltd., a corrugated cardboard manufacturer headquartered in Ena City, has signed a location agreement with Ena City to build a combined manufacturing and logistics base at the Ena Nishi Industrial Park. The site spans approximately 3.1 hectares, with operations expected to start around 2028.
Hattendo Co., Ltd. (Mihara, Hiroshima), known for its chilled cream bread, will break ground on June 5, 2026 for a new factory within its 'Hattendo Village' food theme park near Hiroshima Airport. The facility will expand its bread and confectionery lineup for gift/souvenir products, pursue FSSC22000 food safety certification, and include a visitor experience facility, with completion expected in June 2027.
Sony Semiconductor Solutions and TSMC signed a basic agreement toward a strategic partnership on next-generation image sensors, considering a joint venture and development/production lines at Sony's new fab under construction in Koshi, Kumamoto. Total investment is about ¥180bn for roughly 10,000 wafers/month (300mm-equivalent), with supply from May 2029; the project is eligible for up to ¥60bn of METI support.
NGK Insulators will invest about ¥70bn to build a new production site in Nomi, Ishikawa for ceramics used in semiconductor manufacturing equipment. Output will be handled by subsidiary NGK Ceramic Device, with mass production targeted from October 2029, to meet demand growth driven by AI-era chip investment.
Allied Material Corporation, a Sumitomo Electric group company, will invest about ¥15.9bn to build a new plant near its Toyama Works (Iwase-Koshimachi, Toyama City) to strengthen stable supply of tungsten powder and tungsten carbide powder - materials essential for cemented carbide tools, semiconductor circuit wiring and electronic components amid global supply concerns. On a roughly 40,000 sqm site about 1km from the existing plant, the facility will raise reduction and carbonization capacity by about 1.5x, with operations targeted for H1 FY2028. The project is certified under METI's critical-minerals supply-security program and is eligible for a subsidy.
Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India will invest about ¥25bn (approx. INR 15 billion / Rs 1,500 crore) to add a third production line at its second plant in Tapukara, Alwar district, Rajasthan, on newly acquired adjacent land of about 74,000 sqm. The line will build 125cc and 160cc scooters and light motorcycles with annual capacity of 670,000 units - lifting the plant's total capacity to about 2.01 million units - create roughly 2,000 jobs, and start operation in 2028.
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