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Tokyo Tatemono joins logistics and rental factory complex development in Chonburi, Thailand

Logistics & transport servicesChonburiPlanned

Tokyo Tatemono, through its Thai subsidiary, has joined SCX Logistics Leamchabang2, a joint development with SCX Corporation in Chonburi Province near Laem Chabang Port. The project will develop three buildings totaling approximately 41,652 sqm, comprising two bonded rental factories and one general/bonded warehouse, with completion scheduled for May 2027.

Toyo Kanetsu acquires land to build new factory in Arida, Wakayama

Machinery & roboticsWakayamaPlanned

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.

Kawasaki Kisen completes new 174,000-cubic-meter LNG carrier for PETRONAS

Logistics & transport servicesChinaCompleted

Kawasaki Kisen has completed the newly built LNG carrier Puteri Kelantan for the PETRONAS group at Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding in China. The vessel is owned through a joint venture and has an approximately 174,000 cubic meter tank capacity; a sister ship, Puteri Negeri Sembilan, is scheduled for completion in November 2026.

Toyoda Gosei to build automotive interior and exterior parts plant in Maharashtra

Automotive & transportMaharashtraPlanned¥9.3B

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.

Hankyu Hanshin Properties completes Buford Creek logistics center in Atlanta

Logistics & transport servicesGeorgiaCompleted

Hankyu Hanshin Properties, through its wholly owned U.S. subsidiary Hankyu Hanshin Properties USA LLC, completed the Buford Creek Business Center logistics facility in the Atlanta metropolitan area on August 28, 2026. Developed jointly with Trammell Crow Company, CBRE, Keihanshin Building and Nittetsu Kowa Real Estate, the facility supports last-mile delivery and regional distribution, with ceilings up to 12.2 m and numerous truck bays.

NTT Urban Development completes two-story art and cultural facility near Kyoto Station

Real estate & constructionKyotoCompleted

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 to build new inkjet-head production building at Atsugi site

Semiconductors & electronicsKanagawaPlanned

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 to expand production capacity at Oita Manufacturing Center

Automotive & transportOitaPlanned¥3B

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.

J-POWER begins construction of Mimaki hydropower plant in Gifu

Power & energyGifuUnder construction

J-POWER has started full-scale construction of the Mimaki Power Station at the Miboro Dam in Shirakawa, Gifu. The facility will install a 550 kW generating unit on an existing river-maintenance-flow discharge pipe and is scheduled to begin operation in FY2028.

NHK Spring to expand HDD suspension production capacity

Semiconductors & electronicsPlanned¥5B

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's Irplast installs new BOPP film production line at Italian plant

Materials & chemicalsItalyCompleted

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.

West Holdings and partners to develop over 10 MW of rooftop solar capacity at logistics facilities

Power & energyJapanPlanned

West Holdings, Mitsui & Co. Realty Management, e-dash and JERA Cross have agreed to develop more than 10 MW of rooftop solar generation at underused roofs of logistics and other facilities by March 2028. The equipment-leasing model will supply on-site and surplus off-site renewable power to offices, commercial facilities and hotels across the real-estate fund portfolio.

Nippon Steel to invest €900 million in electric arc furnace and oxygen plant at Kosice steelworks

Steel & metalsSlovakiaPlannedEUR 900M

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.

SBS Holdings completes Tomisato Logistics Center in Chiba

Logistics & transport servicesChibaCompleted

SBS Holdings completed the Tomisato Logistics Center in Tomisato, Chiba, and held a completion ceremony on September 14, 2026. The four-story, multi-tenant facility has approximately 118,333.72 sqm of floor area on a 51,959.10 sqm site, 111 truck berths, and a self-consumption solar power system with about 5,000 panels, SBS Group's largest to date.

Sanyo Shokai to relocate and build new Aomori coat factory in Towada

Other manufacturingAomoriPlanned

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.

Takaoka Toko launches SERA-400 ultra-fast EV charging station at Ebina Service Area

Power & energyKanagawaCompleted

Takaoka Toko and e-Mobility Power jointly developed the SERA-400 ultra-fast charger, which began operation at the inbound Ebina Service Area on the Tomei Expressway on September 14, 2026. The site has three rapid chargers with eight outlets and 920 kW of total output; Takaoka Toko installed two units with four outlets and 520 kW of output, including one 400 kW SERA-400 unit.

Tokyo Ohka Kogyo completes high-purity chemicals plant in Pyeongtaek, South Korea

Materials & chemicalsGyeonggiCompleted¥12B

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.

GMO Internet to develop new GPU cloud data center site in Ishikari

IT & telecomHokkaidoPlanned

GMO Internet has joined the Ishikari Data Center Consortium and decided to develop a new site in the Ishikari Bay New Port area of Hokkaido to expand computing resources for its GMO GPU Cloud. The company will work with data center, power, telecommunications and municipal partners to secure the electricity, communications infrastructure and land needed for an AI computing hub.

Nissin completes Kumamoto Logistics Center in Ozu

Logistics & transport servicesKumamotoCompleted

Nissin has completed the Kumamoto Logistics Center in Ozu, Kumamoto, to expand domestic distribution and import-export handling capacity across Kyushu and attract new customers. The 11,189.38 sqm logistics facility includes EV charging equipment, rooftop solar generation, a secure handling area and dedicated lithium-ion battery storage, and began operations in September 2026.

Punch Industry to install electron-beam processing machine at Dalian subsidiary

Machinery & roboticsChinaPlanned

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 completes commercial-scale battery recycling plants in Ehime

Steel & metalsEhimeCompleted

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.

HARE晴れ starts operating a 360 kW solar power plant for Skylark Holdings' off-site PPA

Power & energyHokkaidoCompleted

HARE晴れ has started operating a solar power plant in Kitahiroshima, Hokkaido, developed under an off-site PPA to supply renewable electricity to 14 Skylark Holdings-owned and operated restaurants. The facility has approximately 360 kW of output and expected annual generation of approximately 490,000 kWh, reducing CO2 emissions by about 250 tonnes annually.

Tokyu Land completes LOGI'Q Kobe Shin-Nagata logistics facility

Logistics & transport servicesHyogoCompleted

Tokyu Land completed the LOGI'Q Kobe Shin-Nagata logistics facility in Kobe, Hyogo, on August 31, 2026. The four-story, multi-tenant facility supports up to six tenants, has 44 truck berths, and includes a rooftop solar installation with maximum output of 1,500 kW; Taiho Construction served as designer, supervisor and contractor.

Fantasista to develop 200MW AI data center in Sendai

IT & telecomMiyagiPlanned¥400B

Fantasista's board decided to develop an AI data center on approximately 71,787 sqm of land it owns in Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, through consolidated subsidiary NC MAX WORLD. The planned facility has a total power capacity of approximately 200MW, with a Phase I project budget of approximately ¥400 billion, and the company is targeting development-permit acquisition during fiscal 2028. Fantasista states the project's content, scale, schedule and cost remain subject to change, or the project may not proceed, pending discussions with local authorities, utilities and other parties.

Tokuyama to expand aluminum nitride powder production capacity by 30% at Yanai center

Materials & chemicalsYamaguchiPlanned

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 to double tungsten recycling capacity at Japan New Metals

Materials & chemicalsAkitaPlanned¥8B

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.

Aichi Steel to build new technology and R&D building in Tokai

Steel & metalsAichiPlanned¥10B

Aichi Steel will build a six-story new technology building at its existing site in Tokai, Aichi, to strengthen research and development and technical workforce training. The facility will include laboratories, offices and shared spaces, with completion planned for December 2028 and total investment of approximately ¥10 billion.

Oishii Farm opens open innovation center for plant-factory R&D in Hamura

Real estate & constructionTokyoCompleted

Oishii Farm opened its Open Innovation Center in Hamura, Tokyo, on August 5, 2026, as a research and development facility dedicated to plant factories and next-generation agriculture. Asahi Kogyosha handled the full plant-cultivation facility construction, including interior work, environmental-control and air-conditioning systems, and nutrient-solution equipment.

SOLIZE PARTNERS opens AI Innovation Lab in Bengaluru

Machinery & roboticsKarnatakaCompleted

SOLIZE PARTNERS and its Indian affiliate opened an AI Innovation Lab in Bengaluru, India, to conduct research and development combining manufacturing engineering, 3D data and 3D printing with AI. The lab will serve as a global R&D, talent-development and technology hub focused on design support, predictive maintenance, defect detection, industrial AI/IoT and robotics applications.

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