Kajima
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Founded | Tokyo, Japan (1840 ) |
Headquarters | 3-1, Motoakasaka 1-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-8388, Japan |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Rokuro Ishikawa, (Former CEO, Chairman and Honorary Chairman) Mitsuyoshi Nakamura, (CEO and President) |
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Website | Official website |
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Kajima Corporation (鹿島建設株式会社 Kajima Kensetsu Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese construction company. Founded in 1840, the company has its headquarters in Motoakasaka, Minato, Tokyo.[1] The company is known for its DIB-200 proposal.[4] The company stock is traded on four leading Japanese stock exchanges and is a constituent of the Nikkei 225 stock index.[5]
History
- 1840 - Iwakichi Kajima, the founder of the present-day company begins carpentry business in Edo (present day Tokyo)
- 1860 - Kajima pioneers first western-style building in Yokohama (Ei-Ichiban Kan)
- 1880 - Establishes Kajima Gumi
- 1899 - Railway construction projects begin in Korea and Taiwan
- 1923 - Great Kantō earthquake - Kajima participates in the reconstruction work
- 1930 - Incorporation of the company (issues stock, capitalized at 3 million yen)
- 1945 - Postwar reconstruction begins with Kajima's support
- 1949 - Founds Kajima Technical Research Institute (the first construction research facility in Japan)
- 1950 - Pioneers first joint venture with Morrison-Knudsen
- 1957 - Completes Japan's first nuclear reactor (Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute's Tōkai JRR-1 reactor)
- 1959 - Construction of the Tōkaidō Shinkansen begins
- 1961 - The company is listed on Tokyo and Osaka Stock Exchange
- 1963 - Becomes world no. 1 in construction (total contract value)
- Constructs facilities for 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games
- 1964 - Establishment of Kajima International Incorporated (KII) in Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- 1968 - Japan's first high-rise building, the Kasumigaseki Building, is completed
- 1987 - Establishment of Kajima Europe B.V. (KE) in the Netherlands
- 1988 - Establishment of Kajima Overseas Asia Pte Ltd. (KOA) in Singapore
- The Seikan Tunnel, the world's longest tunnel, is completed
- 1994 - Construction of Kansai International Airport is finalized
- 1998 - Akashi Kaikyo Bridge is completed
- 2001 - The Suez Canal Bridge is completed
- 2002 - Hawaiian Dredging is acquired from Dillingham Construction.[6]
- 2003 - Establishment of Kajima (Shanghai) Construction Co., Ltd.
- 2010 - Construction of Resorts World Sentosa in Singapore completed
- 2011 - The company completed the construction of the Dubai Metro (phase 1 and 2)[7]
Demolition Technology
The Kajima Corporation developed a building demolition technique that involves using hydraulic jacks to demolish a building one floor at a time. This method is safer, and allows for a more efficient recycling process. In the Spring of 2008, the Kajima Corporation used this technique to demolish a 17-story and 20-story building, recycling 99% of the steel and concrete and 92% of the interior materials in the process.[8]
Film backing
The Kasumigaseki Building, built by Kajima, is the main subject of the film Chōkōsō no Akebono, which was backed by Kajima.[9]
Footnotes
- 1 2 "Kajima Corporate Data". Retrieved March 16, 2014.
- ↑ "Kajima Factbook 2013" (PDF). Retrieved March 16, 2014.
- ↑ "Kajima Financial Highlights". Retrieved March 16, 2014.
- ↑ Binder, Georges, ed. (2006). 101 of the World's Tallest Buildings. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. images Publishing. p. 13. ISBN 978-1-864-70173-9.
- ↑ "Components:Nikkei Stock Average". Nikkei Inc. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
- ↑ "Hawaiian Dredging sold to Japanese firm". The Honolulu Advertiser. Retrieved 2016-09-18.
- ↑ "Company History". Retrieved March 16, 2014.
- ↑ "Kajima Demolition Tech". Popular Science. December 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-18.
- ↑ Schilling, Mark. "Airplane flick tells only half the story." The Japan Times. Friday November 14, 2008. Retrieved on February 19, 2010.
External links
- Official site (in Japanese)
- English site (in English)