MonotaRO began operating a self-consumption solar power system at its Ibaraki Chuo Satellite Center in Ibaraki Prefecture, with 531.2kW capacity expected to generate about 534,000 kWh annually, covering roughly 25% of the facility's power consumption. The project supports the company's climate target of cutting CO2 emissions 50% by 2030 versus 2020 levels.
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.
Daiwa Corporation completed its 'Kawasaki Office' facility in the Higashi-Ogishima area of Kawasaki, Kanagawa, converting its former 40-year-old logistics site into a BTS-type frozen/refrigerated facility for food logistics. The seven-story facility spans 33,602 sqm and is expected to begin operations on August 17, 2026, serving the greater Tokyo and eastern Japan region.
JR East Logistics opened the 'Ichikawa Distribution Center (JREL Ichikawa DC)', a four-temperature-zone warehouse with about 33,000 sqm of floor space in Ichikawa City, Chiba Prefecture, on June 30. The facility, which will begin phased operations from October, consolidates temperature-segregated logistics functions for JR East's ekinaka (in-station) store supply chain and features advanced material handling equipment including automated storage systems, picking robots, and rooftop solar power generation.
Japanese cross-border e-commerce support firm TheNewGate has established a subsidiary, TheNewGate Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd., in Singapore and opened a local warehouse to provide local fulfillment services for Shopee sellers. The facility will handle storage and reshipment of goods, including cancelled/returned items, to reduce cross-border logistics costs for small Japanese exporters.
Godo Kaisha Ishikari Saiene Data Center No.1, jointly invested by Tokyu Fudosan, Flower Communications, and Agility Asset Advisors, completed construction of a data center in Ishikari City, Hokkaido on March 27, 2026. The facility will run entirely on Ishikari's renewable energy and will begin partial data hall operations in August 2026, connected to Tokyo's Otemachi via NTT East's IOWN All-Photonics Network for low-latency, high-speed connectivity.
Yaskawa Electric's Yahatanishi facility in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture began operating its new Plant No.5 in July 2026, a highly automated site covering motor manufacturing through robot assembly under Yaskawa's 'i3-Mechatronics' concept. The plant has adopted YE DIGITAL's MMLogiStation warehouse execution system (WES) to unify control of automated equipment and support flexible, high-mix production.
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.
Glome Holdings Inc. is bringing online a grid-connected battery energy storage system (BESS) in Toyooka, Hyogo Prefecture, with handover and commercial operation start planned for August 1, 2026. The facility has a maximum receiving power of 1,988kW and connects to the grid of Kansai Electric Power Transmission & Distribution, forming part of the company's entry into the grid-scale battery storage business.
MK Group's taxi operator MK Co. installed Standard Energy's vanadium-ion battery energy storage system (VIB ESS) at its Kyoto headquarters garage to support EV rapid-charging infrastructure, marking the technology's first deployment in Japan. The system, supplied by South Korea's Standard Energy and distributed via LB Hunet with support from Mitsubishi Corp's Korea unit, will undergo a one-year demonstration from July 2026 before a decision on full-scale rollout, aiming to reduce peak electricity demand charges as MK expands its EV taxi fleet toward full ZEV conversion by 2030.
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.
Yasuda Warehouse's local subsidiary PT. JAYA YASUDA INDONESIA held a groundbreaking ceremony on July 7, 2026 and began construction of a new warehouse in the MM2100 Industrial Estate, Bekasi, West Java, Indonesia. The project supports the company's mid-term plan to expand its logistics network in Southeast Asia and enter Indonesia's domestic distribution market, leveraging the site's proximity to Jakarta for import/export cargo handling.
Yokote-Yuzawa Forest Cycle began commercial operation of its 1,980 kW Yokote wood-biomass power plant in Akita Prefecture on June 30, 2026. A completion ceremony followed on July 16. Investor Sanyo Trading said the Yuzawa plant was scheduled to begin operation at the end of October 2026. The venture uses wood sourced in Akita Prefecture for its regional forestry and energy project.
Green Energy Frontier began construction on April 1, 2026 of a new central power substation serving Narita International Airport, the first full renewal of the facility since the airport opened. The new substation will expand receiving capacity by about 1.5x to accommodate future demand from Narita's runway expansion and terminal reconstruction project, and will feature AI-based energy demand forecasting and space for the company's headquarters relocation; completion is planned for FY2028.
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.
Okura Yusoki has completed a new research and development facility called 'MIRAI Innovation Lab' on the site of its head office plant in Kakogawa City, Hyogo Prefecture. The facility will accelerate development of next-generation material handling systems integrating AI and robotics for warehouse and factory automation, and is intended to serve as a future open-innovation hub with universities, research institutes and startups.
Anpha-AG Joint Stock, a Vietnamese subsidiary of Japan's Konoike Transport group, began operating a new ambient and chilled warehouse adjacent to its existing facility in Tay Ninh Province, southern Vietnam, investing JPY 527 million. The new facility handles food products and ingredients, integrating with the existing cold storage to create a three-temperature-zone logistics system, raising combined storage capacity to 26,600 pallets across 15,676 sqm of floor space.
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.
Sanyu Seisakusho has started operations at a new facility called Integra Center, which serves as a hub for assembly operations and warehouse functions to build a more stable production system. The company's core business is precision assembly for medical analysis equipment, though the announcement itself does not explicitly name that product line; financial details were not disclosed.
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.
Power X Inc. will open a new plant, 'Power Base Hokkaido,' in Tomakomai, Hokkaido, to produce large-scale grid storage battery systems, supporting renewable energy adoption in Hokkaido and Tohoku. The facility will convert an existing building and start production of the 'Mega Power 2500' container-type battery system in June 2027, with total project cost of JPY 3 billion.
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.
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