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Tunnel breakthrough advances Hiroshima Expressway project
A huge TBM has made an important breakthrough for a Japan expressway project
Komatsu electric mini offers ‘realistic working day’ operation
OEM says electric drive train designed after analysis of mini excavator use
Three new members for Open-S attachments alliance
Includes Nishio Rent All, its first Japanese member
Images | 8 of the best photos from the world of construction in July
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Construction Briefing reviews some of the best photos from the sector taken in July 2025
Inside East Asia’s demolition divide
How East Asia’s demolition industry is evolving in isolation
Kobelco adopts digital supply chain platform to manage global production
Japan-based OEM is bolstering its digital platforms by partnering with a US-based software firm
Three unusual new technologies for bridge inspections and maintenance
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Construction Briefing looks at three interesting new ways that tech is being applied to bridge inspections
Tradition, technology and tariffs: Inside Sumitomo’s long game
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Sumitomo Construction Machinery CEO Isamu Mitsuhashi discusses the company’s cautious but deliberate shift toward automation, electrification and global growth
Yanmar Compact Equipment gets new CEO
Jose Cuadrado succeeded by engineering leader
Komatsu forecasts 27.3% drop in operating profit
Japanese construction equipment manufacturer Komatsu forecast a 27.3% decline in operating profit for its 2025 financial year, amid rising costs
Construction machinery orders turn positive for Japanese manufacturers
Two quarters of growth for construction equipment orders in Japan in early 2025, as tariff negotiations start with US

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An autonomous future? When science and roadworks collide
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Hitachi to show wheel loaders and excavators at Bauma 2025
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Tadano to acquire Manitex International
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Manitex International will be acquried by Tadano Ltd. at an equity value of US$123 million and total transaction value of $223 million
Japan’s construction skills shortage threatens to overshadow Expo 2025
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Japan’s construction skills shortage is one of the worst in the world and is threatening to delay progress on the country’s Expo 2025 site.
Intermat: Komatsu debuts electric mini
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Machine available in next year
How the hierarchy of top construction OEMs continues to change
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Updated animated chart shows how the top construction OEMs have traded positions over the last 20 years, now including data for 2023.
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