is a Japanese corporation which was established in 1873. Its main areas of business are building construction

Construction

In the fields of architecture and civil engineering, construction is a process that consists of the building or assembling of infrastructure. Far from being a single activity, large scale construction is a feat of human multitasking...

, civil engineering

Civil engineering

Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including works like roads, bridges, canals, dams, and buildings...

, and real estate development.

Taisei has domestic offices in twelve Japanese cities, and overseas offices in Seoul, Taipei, Kaohsiung, Philippines, Myanmar, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, India, Turkey, Abu Dhabi, Frankfurt, U.S.A., and Peru.

History

Taisei was founded in 1873 as . It became in 1887, and was renamed Taisei Corporation in 1946. The company completed Japan's first subway in 1927, the new Imperial Palace

Kokyo

is the main residence of the Emperor of Japan. It is a large park-like area located in the Chiyoda area of Tokyo close to Tokyo Station and contains several buildings including the main palace , the emperor left Kyoto Imperial Palace for Tokyo...

 in 1968, and the Yokohama Bay Bridge

Yokohama Bay Bridge

The is a 860-metre-long cable stayed bridge in Yokohama, Japan. Opened September 27, 1989, it crosses Tokyo Bay with a span of 460 metres . The toll is ¥600. The bridge is part of the Bayshore Route of the Shuto Expressway....

 in 1989. It is currently building a 14-kilometer rail tunnel under the Bosphorus which will link the European and Asian sides of Istanbul, Turkey. It has also worked on the Mega Bridge

Mega Bridge

The Bhumibol Bridge , also known as the Industrial Ring Road Bridge is part of the 13 km long Industrial Ring Road connecting southern Bangkok with Samut Prakan Province. The bridge crosses the Chao Phraya River twice, with two striking cable-stayed spans of lengths of 702 m and 582 m supported by...

 in Thailand, the Can Tho Bridge

Can Tho Bridge

Cần Thơ Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge over the Hậu River, the largest distributary of the Mekong River, in the city of Cần Thơ in southern Vietnam. The bridge is 2.75 kilometres long . It has a 6-lane carriageway measuring 23 metres in width, with 4 lanes for traffic and two pedestrian lanes...

 in Vietnam

Vietnam

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 and Iloilo International Airport

Iloilo International Airport

Iloilo International Airport is the airport serving the general area of Iloilo City, the capital city of the province of Iloilo and the regional center of the Western Visayas region in the Philippines...

 in Iloilo City

Iloilo City

The City of Iloilo is a highly urbanized city in the Philippines and the capital city of Iloilo province. It is the regional center of the Western Visayas, as well as the center of the Iloilo-Guimaras Metropolitan Area...

, Philippines

Philippines

The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...

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External links

• Taisei Corporation