Shiodome Tower A High-Rise Building Designed for People and the Environment

This eye-catching high-rise building in the Shiodome area in Tokyo's Minato Ward is the Shiodome Tower, designed and built by Kajima. Its exterior is clad with terracotta tiles a nature-friendly material and the building is also equipped with the latest environmental control technology. The result is a new style of high-rise building that puts both people and the environment first.

Launch of the Akihabara IT Center (Tentative Name) Redevelopment Project

Kajima's IT Center (tentative name) Project is underway on a site in front of Akihabara Station. Kajima and two other companies, NTT Urban Development and Daibiru Corporation, won a publicly invited bid to acquire land that was owned by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. The IT Center will be a hub of international information technology, serving as a center for new initiatives such as creation of new businesses through industrial-academic collaboration, as a location for employee training, and as a facility to bring people together.

New National Art Museum
under Construction

Construction is moving forward on a new national art museum (tentatively called the “National Gallery”), in Tokyo's Roppongi district. Based on the concept of “an art museum surrounded by greenery,” the gallery will mark the birth of a new form of art museum that focuses on exhibiting publicly invited art works. Construction is scheduled for completion in August 2005.

Kajima Contracted to Build
Japan's First PFI Library

A special purpose company (SPC) headed by Kajima has been contracted to build a public complex that will house a library and other facilities, utilizing the private finance initiative (PFI) method. Planned by Kuwana City in Mie Prefecture and designed by AXS Satow Inc., the library will be Japan's first to be operated by the private sector, and is expected to provide high-quality public service. The complex is scheduled to open in October 2004.

Japan's Largest Covered
Final Disposal Facility Completed

This is the Kizukuri-Inagaki municipal waste final disposal site in Aomori Prefecture, constructed by Kajima. Maintenance and control are made easy at this roofed disposal facility, which is located on reclaimed land. Thanks to the roof, work can proceed irrespective of weather conditions. The facility also prevents odors from escaping and waste materials from being scattered by the wind, thus serving to protect the surrounding landscape.

Assessing the Seismic Vibrations of the
Great Kanto Earthquake

Information on the damage caused by the Great Kanto Earthquake have been collated and used to draw up a “map” of the damage and the distribution of seismic vibrations across the entire southern Kanto region. The results provide a clearer picture of the relationship between ground conditions and the distribution of seismic vibrations. This information may now be used in predictions of strong earth tremors.

Kajima Sculpture Competition Wins the 2002
Mcnat Award for Outstanding Corporate Culture

Held for the 7th time in 2002, the biennial Kajima Sculpture Competition was inaugurated in 1989 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the founding of Kajima Corporation. The competition discovers new, emerging sculptors, serving as a launching pad for successful careers. It was awarded the Mcnat Award in appreciation of these factors, indicating the widespread recognition enjoyed by the competition in the sculpting world.

Phase II Construction Begins on the
Shinagawa Seaside-Forest Project

Phase II construction on the Shinagawa Seaside-Forest urban redevelopment project is underway in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward. The phase II project will add a mixed-use hotel/office building and two other office buildings to the structures built during phase I: an office building, multi-family housing, commercial retail facilities and a new train station. Kajima is the sole developer of the phase II project, which is scheduled for completion in August 2004.

Research and Development
R&D Topics

Financial Section