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.
Kawada Industries introduced an on-site solar power purchase agreement system at its Yasui Factory in Nanto, Toyama, starting September 1, 2026. The system is expected to generate 526,900 kWh annually, with surplus electricity supplied to three other Kawada facilities in the Toyama area.
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.
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.
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.
Reene Energy and Appletree will jointly develop a grid-connected battery storage facility in Kakegawa, Shizuoka, to store surplus renewable electricity and discharge it during evening demand peaks. Reene Energy will own and operate the facility, while Appletree will provide EPC services; construction is scheduled to start in October 2026, with operations targeted during FY2027.
TRUSCO Nakayama began operating a newly relocated logistics center in Sanjo, Niigata, serving home-center distribution routes and consolidating imported products arriving via Niigata Port. The facility expands inventory, shipping and hazardous-material storage capacity, with automated pallet storage and a t-Sort flat sorting robot system.
Tsuruya has begun operating a solar power facility at its Agui Plant in Aichi under an on-site power purchase agreement with Toenec and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Panasonic Finance. The facility began operation on August 1, 2026, with 1,120.9 kW of installed capacity and expected annual generation of 1,414 MWh.
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.
Dynapac installed an owner-operated rooftop solar power system at Toki Dynapac in Toki, Gifu, which began operation on July 10, 2026. The 215-panel system has 100 kW output and is expected to generate approximately 100,000 kWh annually, covering about 4% of the facility's electricity 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.
Okazaki Express will build the Tahara Loginet Center, its first logistics center in eastern Mikawa, Aichi Prefecture. The facility is intended to strengthen storage and transport operations for automotive-parts customers and is scheduled for completion in 2027.
Yokohama Reito completed the Nagaoka CONNECT Logistics Center in Nagaoka, Niigata, its first logistics base on Japan's Sea of Japan side and a strategic cold-chain hub for the Joetsu and Shinetsu regions. The three-story facility has 27,272 tonnes of storage capacity and includes automated material-handling systems, natural-refrigerant refrigeration, EV charging and a 173 kWh lithium-ion battery system to strengthen logistics resilience and disaster-response alternatives.
Kansai Electric Power started commercial operation of the Kotori River Power Station, a 510kW run-of-river hydro plant in Hida, Gifu, that uses maintained flow from the Shimo-Kotori Dam on the Jinzu River system. Construction began in November 2019; the disclosure does not state the investment amount.
Chubu Nippon Plastic installed two new tent warehouses at its Kamii-shida factory headquarters site to store materials and products more efficiently. The facilities provide approximately 600 tonnes of combined storage capacity and are intended to reduce internal transport and improve production workflow.
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.
Trusco Nakayama began full-scale operation of a 3D high-speed Skypod picking system at its new Planet Aichi logistics center in Kitanagoya, Aichi. The center began operations on May 18, 2026 and has approximately 89,162 sqm of floor space; the automation system supports higher-density storage, labor saving and faster picking for tools and other industrial supplies.
TAOKE ENERGY completed grid interconnection on July 31, 2026 for a new high-voltage battery storage facility in Mutsurecho, Tahara, Aichi. The facility has a rated output of 2 MW and storage capacity of 8.14 MWh, and is scheduled to enter Japan's primary reserve market in October 2026.
Kohsoku, a Japanese logistics company, will open its Toyama sales office in Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture in August 2026. The 806 sqm facility will be the company's second sales base in the Hokuriku region (after Kanazawa) and will expand the company's logistics network from 54 to 55 nationwide locations.
RENOVA's project company R.Six Energy Storage LLC signed a project financing agreement with Mizuho Bank for a 99.9 MW / 280 MWh grid-scale battery storage facility in Ukari, Fukuroi, Shizuoka Prefecture. The loan is about JPY7.2 billion; the total project cost is not disclosed. Construction is scheduled for FY2026 with commercial operation in FY2029. It is RENOVA's second storage project to reach project financing, taking its operating and under-construction storage capacity to 452 MW.
J-Holdings's consolidated subsidiary J-Crest will acquire a grid-scale battery energy storage facility (Shokawa ESS) located in Takayama, Gifu Prefecture from Recharge Power as part of a capital and business partnership to expand the grid-scale battery storage business. The 2MW/8MWh facility is planned to be completed and grid-connected in December 2026, with operational commencement and market participation expected in early 2027.
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.
Pacific Consultants will begin a demonstration project installing floating photovoltaic systems - including perovskite, thin-film silicon and conventional silicon modules - on a multipurpose dam reservoir in Nagano Prefecture. The project, selected under Japan's Ministry of the Environment FY2026 renewable energy demonstration program, aims to verify technical feasibility for design, construction and maintenance of floating solar on deep, water-level-fluctuating dam reservoirs, with potential future rollout to other multipurpose dams and unused water surfaces such as ports.
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.
Accrete signed agreements with Getworks and Dell Technologies to acquire a new container-type data center in Yuzawa, Niigata Prefecture, equipped with Dell water-cooled NVIDIA B300 GPU servers and quantum-resistant encryption from its subsidiary Forward Edge-AI Japan. The facility leverages secured power and cold climate/well water cooling advantages, with completion and handover expected September 30, 2026 and leasing to begin October 1, 2026.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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%.
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.
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.
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.
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