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KOSE starts operation of new Minami-Alps plant in Yamanashi with hydrogen-powered energy model

Other manufacturingYamanashiCompleted¥27.5B

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.

Japan Blood Products Organization to build new plasma-fractionation plant in Chitose, Hokkaido

Pharma & medicalHokkaidoPlanned¥200B

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 to build new plant building in Texas, shifting large truck production from Mexico

Automotive & transportTexasPlanned$3.6B

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).

Yaskawa builds new European logistics center and expands robotics plant in Slovenia

Machinery & roboticsSloveniaPlanned¥5B

Yaskawa Electric's European robotics subsidiary will build a new logistics facility (ERDC) in Kocevje, Slovenia, and relocate/expand its YASKAWA Ristro production and development operations to the same site. The investment aims to strengthen Europe's robotics business by consolidating logistics, reducing delivery lead times and costs, and expanding manipulator production capacity to up to 850 units, while broadening application coverage to construction and agricultural machinery beyond automotive.

Daikokuten Bussan to build new food processing center in Kagawa

Food & beverageKagawaPlanned

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.

Rot Service to build new Takamatsu Kanan branch for freight warehousing and transport

Logistics & transport servicesKagawaPlanned¥550M

Rot Service Co., Ltd., a Takamatsu-based general freight trucking company, will construct a new branch facility in Takamatsu's Kanan area for storage and transport of consigned freight across Shikoku. The project has been designated for subsidies under Kagawa Prefecture's corporate investment incentive ordinance, with operations slated to begin April 2027.

Samson to build new R&D building at Kannonji headquarters

Machinery & roboticsKagawaPlanned

Samson Co., Ltd., a Kagawa-based maker of boilers and food processing equipment, will construct a new R&D/testing facility at its Kannonji, Kagawa headquarters site to develop new food equipment products and labor-saving robots for food factories amid labor shortages. The company has been designated as eligible for subsidies under Kagawa Prefecture's corporate investment ordinance, with operations expected to begin in April 2027.

Kyowa Dambouru to build combined manufacturing-logistics plant in Ena, Gifu

Other manufacturingGifuPlanned

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 to build new factory at Hattendo Village near Hiroshima Airport

Food & beverageHiroshimaUnder construction

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 and TSMC to add next-gen image-sensor line at ¥180bn Kumamoto fab

Semiconductors & electronicsKumamotoUnder construction¥180B

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 to build ¥70bn semiconductor-ceramics plant in Nomi, Ishikawa

Semiconductors & electronicsIshikawaPlanned¥70B

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.

NTT Data starts development of ~250MW Inzai-Shiroi data center campus, among Japan's largest

IT & telecomChibaPlanned

NTT Data Group, through NTT Global Data Centers, launched development of the 'Tokyo TKY12' data center campus in the Inzai-Shiroi area of Chiba - a roughly 250MW, six-building campus that will rank among Japan's largest. First-phase service is planned for 2030 onward, with a high-efficiency, expandable design built for growing cloud and AI demand.

Allied Material to build new tungsten powder plant in Toyama, boosting capacity 1.5x

Materials & chemicalsToyamaPlanned¥15.9B

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 to invest ~¥25bn in a third line at its Tapukara, India motorcycle plant

Automotive & transportRajasthanPlanned¥25B

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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