Tokyo Reborn through Construction
Making the Most of Cutting-edge Technology
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Ahead of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games to be held in summer 2020, Tokyo is undergoing urban redevelopment almost everywhere you look. In particular, as a variety of infrastructure built during Japan’s period of rapid economic growth deteriorates from age, the redevelopment of Tokyo – the capital city – is becoming an issue of crucial importance if it is going to take on its new role as an international city. Amid these conditions, major Japanese construction company Shimizu Corporation is playing its part in the redevelopment of Tokyo in the fields of construction and public works.
At the same time, it is moving into investment development operations such as distribution facilities to improve the functions of the capital city.
With a declining birthrate and ageing population in Japan, Japanese construction companies are facing difficulty due to a lack of experienced laborers, so they are actively utilizing AI and IT technology to increase onsite efficiency and labor-saving measures.
In this program, we get close to the action at Shimizu Corporation’s building construction and public works sites, and introduce the many cutting-edge projects that it is undertaking to redevelop Tokyo.