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              Sep. 5, 2025 
              YKK AP Enters Window and Curtain Wall Business in Germany / YKK AP 
               
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              Sep. 2, 2025 
              IoT Venture Companies Become Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries / Looop, Gramo 
               
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              Jan. 17, 2025 
              Tokyo Tatemono Enters Residential Development in Australia / Tokyo Tatemono 
               
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              Jan. 16, 2025 
              Serendix Signs Basic Agreement with Thai Material Giant / Serendix、CPAC 
               
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              Nov. 21, 2024 
              Agreement Reached with Indonesian University to Establish Construction
              Training Course / DAITO TRUST CONSTRUCTION  
               
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              Sept. 30, 2024 
              Acquired Australia's largest housing company group / SUMITOMO FORESTRY 
               
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              Jul. 30, 2024 
              AIDA SEKKEI Wins Gold Award at World's Largest Design Awards in Italy / AIDA SEKKEI, M.R. STUDIO 
               
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              Jul. 1, 2024 
              YKK AP Shanghai International Trading Company to Procure Materials, Parts, and Components 
               
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              Jun. 28, 2024 
              Started package house transportation service for foreign residents/ American Resort Home 
               
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              May. 7, 2024 
              World's First 3D-Printed Windows / Serendix, ExtraBold 
               
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              May. 24, 2024 
              First overseas base, IG Pest Control Australia, established in Melbourne/IG
              Consulting 
               
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              May. 14, 2024 
              Acquired shares of restige Corporate Development, LLC / Daiwa House Industry,
              Stanley Martin Holdings 
               
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              May. 13, 2024 
              “DAIKEN R&D Center” is the first in Japan to receive “WELL Performance Rating” / DAIKEN CORPORATION 
               
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              May 9, 2024 
              Project PLATEAU Aiming for approximately 250 cities / Ministry of Land,
              Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism,(MLIT) etc. 
               
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              May. 8, 2024 
              Received the highest award from NAHB (National Association of Home Builders)
              / Sumitomo Forestry Group, Crescent Communities 
               
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              May 2, 2024 
              Loan interest rates rise for the first time in two months / Japan Housing Finance Agency(JHF) 
               
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              Apr. 18, 2024 
              Introducing 42 muscle tools to forestry business/INNOPHYS  
               
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              Apr. 11, 2024 
              Overseas human resources in the construction industry will increase more than nine times in 10 years / Human Resocia 
               
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              Mar. 29, 2024 
              Business acquisition of Florida housing company / Sumitomo Forestry, DRB
              Group 
               
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              Mar. 7, 2024 
              Launch of toilet that automatically flushes and cleans the inside of the toilet bowl / LIXIL INAX 
               
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              Feb. 29, 2024 
              3D printer architecture using soil as raw material / Lib Work 
               
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              Feb. 27, 2024 
              Supporting housing recovery in Ukraine with 3D printed houses / Serendix 
               
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              Feb. 20, 2024 
              Report Expo2025 wooden architecture Sustainable architecture using wood attracts world attention 
               
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              Feb. 16, 2024 
              International Design Awards (IDA) 2023” Gold Award and other awards / Porath
              Group. 
               
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              Feb. 15, 2024 
              100th anniversary commemorative movie released / MEIKEN Lamwood Corp. 
               
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              Jan. 31, 2024 
              Start of tree planting and carbon credit business in Australia / Sumitomo Forestry Australia 
               
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              Jan. 26, 2024 
              Major leaguer Yoshida used in commercial / OKUMURA CORPORATION 
               
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              Jan. 22, 2024 
              Acquires major US housing company / Sekisui House 
               
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              Dec. 27, 2023 
              Established a local subsidiary in the United States / KI-STAR REAL ESTATE 
               
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              Dec. 25, 2023 
              Thailand's largest curtain wall manufacturer becomes a consolidated subsidiary /YKK AP 
               
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              Dec. 18, 2023 
              Change verification to Miratap / Sanwa Company 
               
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              Dec. 7, 2023 
              Received “Winner” of “GERMAN DESIGN AWARD 2024” for two residential subdivisions / Porus Group / Chuo Jutaku 
               
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              Dec. 6, 2023 
              Entering the condominium development business in Vietnam / Cosmos Initia 
               
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              Nov. 26, 2023 
              100% domestic timber 2x4 construction rental housing scheduled to be completed in January / DAITO TRUST CONSTRUCTION 
               
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              Nov. 17, 2023 
              “Japan Home & Building Show 2023” held / Japan Management Association(JMA) 
               
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              Oct. 18, 2023 
              Officially opens the world's largest building materials sample marketplace / DesignFuture Japan 
               
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              Oct. 17, 2023 
              Housing manufacturer's first film-type solar power generation demonstration experiment / Sweden House 
               
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              Sept. 21, 2023 
              Conducting a “market survey on the actual state of smart home usage”/ACCEL LAB 
               
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              Sept. 12, 2023 
              Business partnership with Canvas Group/ACAO SPA & RESORT 
               
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              Sept. 7, 2023 
              Japan's first aluminum profile made from 100% recycled aluminum /LIXIL 
               
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              Sept. 1, 2023 
              ZEB market will grow to 12.3 trillion yen in 2030 / Yano Research Institute 
               
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              August 31, 2023  
              INTENZA's new kitchen on display at OZONE/Infill 
               
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              August 28, 2023 
              The group opens its first branch in Dubai / Aica Laminates India 
              
               
               
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              August 25, 2023 
              Launch of ZEH level trailer homes / MISAWA HOMES
               
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              August 10, 2023 
              Developing the wooden architecture market in Vietnam / Life Design Kabaya/Japan
              Wooden Architecture Overseas Promotion Council 
               
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              July 28, 2023 
              Elucidating the amount of carbon stored in Japanese wood boards over the
              past 70 years 
               
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              July 27, 2023 
              First award in Japan / RON DESIGN 
               
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              July 21, 2023 
              Renovated condominium that makes use of old materials from old downtown houses 
               
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              July 19, 2023 
              Home manufacturer aims to commercialize first hydrogen house in summer
              2025 / SEKISUI HOUSE 
               
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              July 14, 2023 
              New “NODEA GALLERY” opens in Minato Mirai, Yokohama 
               
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              July 13, 2023 
              10 Japanese companies begin operation of forestry fund jointly investing 60 billion yen / Sumitomo Forestry 
               
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              July 7, 2023 
              U.S. developer and three Japanese companies jointly develop near Seattle 
               
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              June 30, 2023 
              5-story apartment complex near Dallas/JR West Real Estate Development,
              SUMITOMO FORESTRY 
               
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              June 26, 2023 
              Presentation of new products from the world's largest flooring material
              "PERGO" / UNILIN / HOKUSHU
               
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              June 14, 2023 
              60% left empty houses for 3 years or more, 80% have no plans to live in / AS IT IS 
               
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              June 13, 2023 
              Combining tradition and cutting-edge, a custom-made wooden house using 100% domestic materials / Kikuchi kensetsu 
               
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              June 12, 2023 
              "LIFE inTERIOR" started by popular stylists / Otsuka Kagu 
               
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              June 8, 2023 
              Planted 400 local broadleaf trees in Fuefuki City, Yamanashi Prefecture / Gaspal 
               
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              June 5, 2023 
              Start of new development of recycled teak distributors/Casely 
               
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              May 30, 2023 
              Joint Venture in Australia / KI-STAR REAL ESTATE 
               
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              May 22, 2023 
              Explosion and fire at PB factory, 1 man died, 3 burned / EIDAI 
               
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              May 16, 2023	 
              Demonstration experiment of transparent solar power generation panel started / ENEOS Holdings, East Japan Railway Company, YKK AP, Nippon Sheet Glass 
               
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              May 12, 2023 
              130 brands participating, more than double the original / DesignFuture Japan 
               
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              May 10, 2023 
              Mass production of billets using 100% recycled aluminum/LIXIL 
               
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              May 9, 2023 
              Earthquake with a seismic intensity of upper 6 damages 352 buildings in Suzu City, 7 of which are completely destroyed 
               
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              April 25, 2023 
              The trend keyword is “one-storied house return” / Recruit 
               
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              April 24, 2023	 
              Started a project to acquire certification as a “site in harmony with nature”/Yuasa Lumber 
               
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              April 18, 2023 
              Honorable Mention at "LIV Hospitality Design Awards 2022" / Porus
              Garden Hills 
               
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              April 14, 2023 
              Detached house delivery box/BOWCS from the UK 
               
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              April 12, 2023 
              Discussing with government officials on the spread of advanced heat pump
              technology in the United States/Daikin Group 
               
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              April 10, 2023 
              Gold and silver awards at the "MUSE Design Awards 2023" / Polatec 
               
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              April 6, 2023 
              To commemorate the 10th anniversary of the new opening of the Kabukiza Theater, we donated a new drop curtain "Asaake no Ushio". 
               
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              April 5, 2023 
              Delivery box equipped with an intercom with 24-hour security camera function
              / Daiwa House Industry 
               
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              April 1, 2023 
              Started sales of healthy housing developed by Phiten/Yamada Homes 
               
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              March 31, 2023 
              Demonstration experiment of film-type perovskite solar cell/Sekisui Chemical/NTT
              DATA 
               
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              March 29, 2023 
              Established a business company in the Kyushu area/Polatech Kyushu 
               
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              March 24, 2023 
              Started accepting orders for panoramic windows using carbon fiber reinforced resin (CFRP)/LIXIL 
               
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              March 23, 2023 
              Silver Award at "IDA 2022"/Porus Group  
               
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              March 17, 2023 
              Collaborating with Mr. Kengo Kuma to launch “Mokukon no Ie” / Taisei Corporation
              Housing
               
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              March 15, 2023 
              Smart Energy Week held at Tokyo Big Sight/RX Japan 
               
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              March 14, 2023 
              Collaboration model house “HUE” opened/Sekisui House
               
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              March 13, 2023 
              Minister certification for plywood underlayment for structural calculations/Sumitomo
              Forestry
               
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              March 12, 2023 
              Mr. Takenaka appointed as new president/Yamada Homes
               
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              March 11, 2023 
              Acquisition of a housing company in Victoria, Australia/Asahi Kasei Homes
               
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              March 10, 2023 
              Donation to Turkey and Syria Earthquake Relief/Sekisui Chemical Group
               
               
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              March 9, 2023 
              Awarded the GOOD FACTORY Award / Japan Management Association 
               
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              March 8, 2023 
              Tokyo Midtown Yaesu Grand Opening/Mitsui Fudosan 
               
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              March 7, 2023 
              20th anniversary of establishment, renewed brand /KMEW 
               
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              March 6, 2023  
              Woody renovation using Kitayama cedar /Nice Corporation 
               
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              March 5, 2023 
              Fact-finding Survey on Housing Renovation/Housing Renovation Promotion Council
               
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              March 4, 2023 
              Industry's first automatic door with facial recognition for wooden houses
              / YKK AP 
               
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              March 3, 2023  
              Future Kitchen Project Start/Cleanup 
               
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              March 2, 2023 
              Achieving both Scandinavian-level insulation performance and a slim frame
              / Excel Shannon 
               
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              March 1, 2023 
              "For safe use of sashes, windows, doors, etc." / Japan Sash Association 
               
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              February 29, 2023 
              "For safe use of sashes, windows, doors, etc." / Japan Sash Association 
               
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              February 28, 2023 
              Concluded "Agreement to Promote Use of Wood in Buildings"/McDonald's
              Japan
               
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              February 27, 2023 
              Applying the antiviral function of the plaster paint "Ares Shikkui"/Kansai
              Paint 
               
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              February 26, 2023 
              Acquisition of biomass mark for hard urethane resin floor coating /AICA
              Kogyo 
               
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              February 25, 2023 
              Spreading Manga for Mandatory Energy Conservation Standards/Ministry of Land, Infrastru 
               
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              February 24, 2023 
              Entrance door with a new mechanism that stores devices in the child door /TOSTEM 
               
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              February 23, 2023 
              The greatest innovation in the history of 55 years / Japan Hilti 
               
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              February 22, 2023 
              Review of the Clean Wood Act/Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries 
               
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              February 21, 2023 
              Establishment of a joint venture in the UK/Sumitomo Forestry 
               
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              February 20, 2023 
              Headquarters building completed, Minato Ward's first wooden skyscraper/JUTEC 
               
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              February 19, 2023 
              90% choose to continue urban green space system/Ministry of Land, Infrastructure,
              Transport and Tourism 
               
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              February 18, 2023 
              Wall panel and truss manufacturing plant in North Carolina/Sumitomo Forestry 
               
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              February 17, 2023 
              Cabinet Decision on Draft Cabinet Order for Partial Revision of Building
              Standard Law Enforcement Order/Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport
              and Tourism 
               
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              February 16, 2023 
              Start of provision of fixed-term land lease sales system / Kizuna Japan 
               
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              February 15, 2023 
              Participation in the K.I.Star Group/L Housing 
               
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              February 14, 2023  
              Acoustic Product Photo Recruitment/DAIKEN CORPORATION 
               
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              2023/2/12  
              Pre-cut business in the Kyushu area/Polatech Kyushu 
               
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              February 10, 2023  
              Held in Germany from April 17 / Messe Hannover 
               
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              February 9, 2023  
              First introduction of an assist robot/DesignFuture Japan 
               
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              February 7, 2023 
              New Year's party held for the first time in three years / Tokyo Tategu 
               
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              February 6, 2023 
              The first certified school opens / Miratek Drone
               
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              February 5, 2023 
              Questionnaire Survey on Construction DX/Skymatics
               
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              February 3, 2023 
              2023 is the “Year of Reform and Dawn” / Nohara Soeikai 
               
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              February 2, 2023 
              Promoting urban development in the Mikuniminato area with a new jointly
              invested company / Actibase Fukui 
               
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              February 1, 2023 
              Simultaneous opening of 3 renovation exhibition halls/Hokushu 
               
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              January 31, 2023 
              Advertising character Chibi Maruko-chan / Wellith Yachiyo Murakami 
               
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              January 30, 2023 
              Construction of a wooden student residence begins/Mitsui Home 
               
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              January 29, 2023 
              Sales office that will be the ninth store in the prefecture / fresco 
               
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              January 27, 2023 
              Kisarazu City and Comprehensive Partnership/Regional Revitalization/Regional
              Revitalization/Yamada Homes 
               
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              January 26, 2023 
              Filming cooperation for a TV drama/Sankyo Tateyama 
               
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              January 25, 2023 
              Filming cooperation for a TV drama/DAIKEN CORPORATION 
               
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              January 24, 2023 
              Urawa Red Diamonds top partner contract/Porus 
               
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              January 23, 2023 
              Launch of +ePROJECT/Sekisui House/Nissan Motor 
               
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              January 22, 2023 
              Filming cooperation for TV drama/LIXIL 
               
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              January 21, 2023 
              Price revisions for doors, storage, kitchens, etc./Eidai 
              
               
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              January 20, 2023 
              Prices revised for fittings, flooring materials, stairs, etc./WOOD ONE 
              
               
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              January 19, 2023 
              Opened a housing exhibition hall in Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture/Hajime
              Construction 
              
               
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              January 17, 2023 
              Price revision from April 1 / DAIKEN CORPORATION 
               
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              January 15, 2023 
              Aiming to reform the construction contracting system / Working group for
              environmental improvement for sustainable construction industry 
               
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              January 13, 2023 
              Aiming for 20 stores by May/AERA HOME FC 
               
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              January 12, 2023 
              Concluded bank agency contract / Home First Finance 
              
               
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              January 11, 2023 
              Relocated head office to Nagatacho/N.C.N.
               
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              January 10, 2023 
              Starting efforts to improve the living environment/Nissan Motor 
               
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              January 9, 2023 
              Long-term fixed interest rate loan interest rate is increasing/Japan Housing Finance Agency 
               
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              January 8, 2023  
              Price revisions for building materials and housing/Aica Kogyo
               
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              November. 11, 2011 
              Canada-Tohoku Reconstruction Project will help Japan 
               
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              March. 20, 2009 
              Antimicrobial Technology “KOHKIN”- Developing a 900-billion-yen Market
              - SIAA/INAX 
               
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