The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism announced that it had recognized 24 Construction Masters and 8 Construction Junior Masters in Kanagawa Prefecture. The recognition ceremony was held in Tokyo on 14 October, where the award recipients from Kanagawa Prefecture were honored.
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism selected 446 people nationwide as Construction Masters of the fiscal year, under the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's Outstanding Construction Workers Recognition Program, and 120 people as Construction Junior Masters. A recognition ceremony was held in Tokyo on 14 October, at which 24 Construction Masters and 8 Construction Junior Masters from Kanagawa Prefecture were honored.
This year marks the 35th Construction Master awards, with 13,762 people selected nationwide to date. The Construction Junior Master awards are being held for the 12th time, bringing the total number of certified recipients to 1,342.
The names, ages, places of residence, occupations, employers and employer locations of the award recipients in Kanagawa Prefecture were published. Many are residents of Yokohama, Sagamihara and Kawasaki, including Ishimura Tatsuya (石村竜也) and Takeuchi Shin (竹内伸).