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Work Starts on the 1,280-ft-tall Torch Tower—Planned as Japan's Tallest

James Leggate

October 11, 2023

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Torch Tower is on deck to surpass Japan's current tallest, the 1,067-ft Mori JP Tower.

Materials

New Tariff on Japanese Steel Makes Key Change to Exclusions

Deal with Japan includes provisions on remelting and finishing imported steel

James Leggate

February 8, 2022

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Steel goods imported under the exclusion process will still count toward the quota.

Bike trip + spectacular cable-stayed bridge.

Biking on the Tatara Bridge

Brian Brenner

March 6, 2019

A biking trip across Japan includes a day on one of the world's most beautiful bridges.

Natural Disasters

Japan Quake Triggers Landslides, Knocks Power Plant Offline

Jeff Rubenstone

September 6, 2018

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A magnitude 6.7 earthquake occurred on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido on Sept. 6, leaving at least seven dead and damaging buildings and structures in the region, including a 1,650MW coal-fired thermal power plant that was taken offline.

Construction Materials

U.S. Hits Japanese, Turkish Rebar Shipments with Tariffs

Commerce Dept. says imports were dumped in the U.S.

Tom Ichniowski

May 17, 2017

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Duties on rebar from Japan reach more than 200%.

Mitsui Studies Biomass Powerplants for Disposal of Disaster and Construction Debris

Nicholas Zeman

January 2, 2012

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Mitsui Inc., one of Japan’s largest construction firms and also one of its major nuclear fuel traders, is investigating the feasibility of building biomass power generators to help dispose of debris from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami as well as help recycle waste from the reconstruction effort.

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Items Tagged with 'Japan'

ARTICLES

Work Starts on the 1,280-ft-tall Torch Tower—Planned as Japan's Tallest

New Tariff on Japanese Steel Makes Key Change to Exclusions

Biking on the Tatara Bridge

Japan Quake Triggers Landslides, Knocks Power Plant Offline

U.S. Hits Japanese, Turkish Rebar Shipments with Tariffs

Mitsui Studies Biomass Powerplants for Disposal of Disaster and Construction Debris

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