Strategic Maintenance Management Proposals for Aging Social Infrastructure

「On 6 June 2025, the Cabinet approved the "First Medium-Term Implementation Plan for National Resilience," which covers the five years from fiscal 2026 and provides for approximately ¥20 trillion in projects. As a result, the uninterrupted advancement of disaster prevention and mitigation and national resilience initiatives is expected. Given the need to maintain and manage aging social infrastructure, develop disaster-prevention infrastructure in response to recent disasters, and strengthen regional disaster-prevention capabilities, public works-related expenditures are expected to remain stable, and the external environment is expected to remain firm.」

「Orders received from private-sector clients for large inspection projects and disaster-related work in Noto contributed to revenue.」

「During the interim consolidated accounting period, the Company received large projects in the ground investigation field, including geological surveys related to land readjustment from private-sector clients and landslide surveys related to the Noto Peninsula Earthquake from the national government, which contributed to higher revenue.」

「Revenue was supported by large projects received in the urban planning field, including basic park development plans and park life-extension projects, nationally commissioned basic survey work, and increased activity in the road design and surveying divisions related to disaster recovery following heavy rains in Tottori Prefecture.」

「In the Group's core comprehensive construction consulting business, the external environment remained firm as the government's national resilience initiatives created demand for disaster prevention and mitigation measures and for measures addressing aging social infrastructure in preparation for a shift toward preventive infrastructure maintenance.」

「The business remained firm as maintenance and management work, including inspections of road facilities, increased as part of measures to address aging social infrastructure.」

「In the Group's core comprehensive construction consulting business, the external environment remained firm because public works-related expenditures have remained stable amid the need to strengthen national resilience in response to increasingly severe natural disasters and the maintenance and management of aging social infrastructure, while the impact of COVID-19 has been limited.」

「Under these circumstances, the comprehensive construction consulting business has designated work related to strengthening national resilience as a priority area and is focusing on surveys, investigations and designs for watershed-based flood control measures, utility-pole removal, road disaster prevention and rockfall countermeasures.」

「Under these circumstances, the comprehensive construction consulting business has designated work related to strengthening national resilience as a priority area and is focusing on surveys, investigations and designs for watershed-based flood control measures, utility-pole removal, road disaster prevention and rockfall countermeasures.」

「The Company has designated work related to strengthening national resilience as a priority area and is focusing on surveys, investigations and designs for watershed-based flood control measures, including sediment and flood inundation analysis, as well as erosion-control dams, common utility ducts and utility-pole removal.」

「The comprehensive construction consulting business has designated work related to strengthening national resilience as a priority area and is focusing on surveys and designs for watershed-based flood control, erosion-control dams, common utility ducts and utility-pole removal.」

「The comprehensive construction consulting business has designated work related to strengthening national resilience as a priority area and is pursuing business activities actively.」

「The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism formulated its "Utility Pole Removal Promotion Plan," which sets a target of commencing new utility-pole removal projects covering approximately 4,000 km over the five years from fiscal 2021.」

「During the cumulative nine-month period of the fiscal year, disaster-prevention and mitigation-related work, including bridge and road inspections commissioned by the national government, prefectures and municipalities, surveys to prevent sediment disasters, and surveys and designs for erosion-control dams, remained firm. Large-scale projects from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism increased.」

「Work related to surveys and disaster-assessment designs for the July 2018 heavy-rain disaster, which also had a serious impact on the local economy, has largely been completed. Going forward, the Company has designated the design of disaster-prevention facilities such as erosion-control dams, surveys and designs for common utility ducts and utility-pole removal facilities, and work to address sediment and flood inundation as priority areas for disaster prevention and mitigation, with related orders also trending upward.」

「Under these circumstances, the Company is engaged in designing disaster-prevention facilities such as erosion-control dams; surveying and designing common utility ducts and utility-pole removal facilities; and work to address sediment and flood inundation as part of disaster prevention and mitigation measures. Orders are also trending upward.」

「As part of efforts to maintain and improve aging social infrastructure, the Company conducts inspections of bridges, tunnels, road structures and agricultural facilities, and surveys current conditions and proposes countermeasures.」

「Under these circumstances, the Company is engaged in designing disaster-prevention facilities such as erosion-control dams, and in surveying and designing common utility ducts and facilities for removing utility poles as part of disaster prevention and mitigation measures. To maintain and improve aging social infrastructure, it also conducts inspections of bridges, tunnels, road structures and agricultural facilities, and surveys current conditions and proposes countermeasures.」

「Regarding the local economy, the region was hit by a record heavy-rain disaster in July 2018, causing extensive damage in many areas. Recovery and reconstruction activities following the disaster have gathered pace, and orders related to the disaster received by the comprehensive construction consulting business have increased. The Company will continue to use the full strength of the Group to support disaster recovery.」

「Under these circumstances, the business has worked diligently on surveys and recovery efforts following large-scale natural disasters occurring in various regions and is strengthening initiatives for disaster prevention and mitigation in anticipation of future natural disasters and for addressing aging social infrastructure.」

「During the fiscal year, the Company introduced and is using a road-surface cavity detection vehicle capable of investigating cavities beneath road surfaces by identifying their precise locations, depths and sizes with ground-penetrating radar and scopes. In addition to work related to measures required to address aging social infrastructure and the expansion and consolidation of water and sewerage facilities, the Company is strengthening its proposal activities for disaster recovery measures following heavy rain and other disasters.」

「In response, in addition to proposing inspections and diagnostics using ICT (information and communications technology), the Company introduced and is using a multibeam unmanned boat capable of three-dimensional measurement of underwater terrain using multiple ultrasonic beams.」

「In response, in addition to proposing inspections and diagnostics using ICT (information and communications technology), the Company introduced and is using a multibeam unmanned boat capable of three-dimensional measurement of underwater terrain using multiple ultrasonic beams.」

「In response, in addition to proposing inspections and diagnostics using ICT (information and communications technology), the Company introduced a multibeam unmanned boat capable of three-dimensional measurement of underwater terrain using multiple ultrasonic beams.」

「Customer needs in this business include the preparation of strategic maintenance and management plans as part of measures to address aging social infrastructure. In response, the Company is proposing inspections and diagnostics using ICT (information and communications technology).」

「Customer needs in this business include the preparation of strategic maintenance and management plans as part of measures to address aging social infrastructure. In response, the Company is proposing inspections and diagnostics using ICT (information and communications technology).」

「Customer needs in this business include the preparation of strategic maintenance and management plans as part of measures to address aging social infrastructure. In response, the Company is proposing inspections and diagnostics using ICT (information and communications technology).」

「Customer needs in this business include the preparation of strategic maintenance and management plans as part of measures to address aging social infrastructure. In response, the Company is proposing inspections and diagnostics using ICT (information and communications technology).」