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.
Waita Dai-2 Chinetsu Hatsuden, backed by Furusato Netsuden, began commercial operation of the Waita No.2 Geothermal Power Plant in Oguni, Kumamoto Prefecture, built in partnership with the local Waita community. The plant has a capacity of 4,995 kW and is expected to generate about 35 million kWh annually, enough for roughly 8,950 households; Tokyo Gas Engineering Solutions served as EPC contractor.
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.
Kaishin Digital Infrastructure, a joint venture set up by Taiwan's CDIB Capital Group and Shin-Etsu Kagaku Sangyo, signed a location agreement with Satsumasendai City on 18 July 2026 to build an AI data center on the Circular Park Kyushu site, the former Sendai thermal power station. Planned investment is approximately ¥850 billion for a cumulative 350 MW of capacity, which the city describes as among the largest in Japan. The site will start with a demonstration phase and expand in stages. The city expects a further ¥2 trillion of AI server-related investment across the wider park. The company was incorporated on 20 January 2026; a five-party memorandum with Kagoshima Prefecture, Circular Park Kyushu and Kyushu Electric Power followed on 12 February 2026.
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.
Logistics & transport servicesIwateUnder construction
Daiwa House Industry has broken ground on a new multi-tenant logistics facility named DPL Morioka Minami in Iwate Prefecture. The project adds distribution capacity in the Tohoku region, though financial details were not disclosed.
Data Section began moving NVIDIA B300 GPU servers into what it calls Japan's first dedicated AI data center, in Inzai, Chiba - relocated from an originally planned Osaka site to cut latency for customers. Built inside a data-center facility in Inzai, it is being brought online in stages between May and July 2026. The company has committed about ¥50.9bn to acquire the B300 server fleet for the cluster.
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.
Environmental Friendly Holdings' subsidiary AI Tech Tomakomai signed a preferential negotiation MOU with Finnish AI cloud provider Verda Cloud Oy for a definitive colocation lease covering the full 10MW Phase I capacity of the Tomakomai AI data center in Hokkaido. The MOU includes a $5 million reservation deposit and marks the first concrete demand-side milestone for the project, which also plans a 50MW Phase II expansion via new 66kV substation infrastructure.
RemixPoint Inc. has completed grid interconnection of its 'NC Shirakawa Hyogo Bansawa' grid-scale battery storage facility in Fukushima Prefecture (1,998kW / 8,146kWh, using CATL batteries and TMEIC power conditioning systems) and started operating it in Japan's balancing (demand-supply adjustment) market as of July 17, 2026. This is the company's second facility to enter the balancing market, part of a mid-term plan to develop 32 grid-scale storage sites by FY2029, with over 20 to be company-owned.
Sagawa Express announced that its Kanto Hub Center in Koto, Tokyo would enter full operation on July 21, 2026. The hub has 162 truck berths and can sort 50,000 parcels per hour; the building accommodating it has a total floor area of 87,561.31 sqm. It consolidates freight and uses automated sorting to improve transport efficiency. Further hubs are planned in Amagasaki, Hyogo for February 2027 and Fukuoka for 2028.
NHK Spring (Nippon Hatsujo) plans to invest approximately JPY 15 billion in a new production building at its Thai subsidiary NHK Spring (Thailand)'s Wellgrow plant in Chachoengsao to increase production capacity for HDD suspensions, a key component. The building is scheduled for completion in December 2027, and will raise the site's HDD suspension capacity by up to 1.6x; the company plans roughly JPY 35 billion in total investment across further phases to meet rising demand from AI-related data centers.
Green Battery Co., Ltd. has begun construction of a 2MW/8MWh grid-connected battery storage facility in Otsuki City, Yamanashi Prefecture, aimed at providing balancing capacity for the power grid amid growing renewable energy adoption. The facility is expected to begin operations in August 2026, participating in Japan's balancing, wholesale, and capacity markets.
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.
Semiconductors & electronicsKumamotoUnder construction
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.
Syla Holdings' subsidiary Syla Solar resolved to acquire land and a grid-connected battery storage facility in Oyama City, Tochigi Prefecture, with 2MW receiving capacity and 8MWh storage capacity. The purchase price is undisclosed but confirmed to be less than 30% of the company's consolidated net assets as of FY2026/5. Contract signing is planned for July 17, 2026, with settlement and delivery expected November 1, 2026.
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.
Seed Co., a contact lens manufacturer, disclosed a partial change to the previously announced acquisition of fixed assets related to the second-phase construction of Building No. 4 at its Konosu Research Center. Specific revised terms were not detailed in the available text.
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.
Instant noodle maker Acecook began construction of a new Kanto plant in Kawagoe, Saitama - a roughly ¥27bn investment covering land, building and equipment on a 78,166 sqm site. The plant will replace the company's existing Tokyo plant (also in Kawagoe) as the production base for mainstay brands including 'Super Cup' and 'Wakame Ramen', with an attached distribution center. Completion was targeted for December 2025 and production start for April 2026.
G-Birdman announced the acquisition of fixed assets related to a grid-connected battery storage system. Details on investment amount, location, and timeline were not disclosed in the available notice.
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.