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Based on 10 verified sources covering Myanmar, Thailand:

TOKYO -- Japan's capital is running out of office space, with new demand rising to a record in 2025 to reach roughly double the available supply as construction is delayed by labor shortages and rising costs. [1]

Kiana Duncan for RFA Seven weeks after a deadly earthquake triggered the collapse of a high-rise construction site in Bangkok, labor rights groups say the disaster has exposed long-standing flaws in Thailand’s construction sector – particularly its f... [2]

TOKYO -- Backlogs in factory and commercial building projects are piling up across Japan, with unfilled orders soaring to an all-time high of more than 15 trillion yen ($103 billion). [3]

The Thai construction sector continues to grapple with ongoing crises, including structural inefficiencies that demand productivity improvements, escalating costs and liquidity challenges, and the pressing need to align building practices with sustai... [4]

NAGOYA, Japan -- A ultrahigh-speed train project that will connect Tokyo and Nagoya is set to exceed the previous cost estimate by roughly 4 trillion yen ($26.3 billion) due to rising material and labor expenses and construction complications. [5]

Despite seeing their wages rise 53 percent in the past year, Pattaya-area construction workers marked Labor Day 2013 with continued grumbles about low pay. [6]

City Hall officials in Bangkok have inspected three locked-down construction camps in the northern district to ensure no worker movements, whi [7]

Job seekers are invited to apply for jobs in Japan through the IM Japan organization, focusing on the manufacturing and construction industries. Applications [8]

Sources
[1] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2026-03-06 · 69% match

Tokyo office space supply runs low amid record demand, project delays

TOKYO -- Japan's capital is running out of office space, with new demand rising to a record in 2025 to reach roughly double the available supply as construction is delayed by labor shortages and rising costs.

[2] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2025-05-19 · 75% match

High-rise collapse exposed Thai failure to protect laborers it needs for construction

Kiana Duncan for RFA Seven weeks after a deadly earthquake triggered the collapse of a high-rise construction site in Bangkok, labor rights groups say the disaster has exposed long-standing flaws in Thailand’s construction sector – particularly its f

[3] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-06-29 · 75% match

Japan's construction bottleneck hits $100bn as labor crunch deepens

TOKYO -- Backlogs in factory and commercial building projects are piling up across Japan, with unfilled orders soaring to an all-time high of more than 15 trillion yen ($103 billion).

[4] TH thailand-business-news.com · 2025-08-17 · 75% match

Thailand’s construction industry continues to grapple with a prolonged crisis

The Thai construction sector continues to grapple with ongoing crises, including structural inefficiencies that demand productivity improvements, escalating costs and liquidity challenges, and the pressing need to align building practices with sustai

[5] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-10-30 · 70% match

Japan maglev train faces $26bn cost overrun, uncertain start date

NAGOYA, Japan -- A ultrahigh-speed train project that will connect Tokyo and Nagoya is set to exceed the previous cost estimate by roughly 4 trillion yen ($26.3 billion) due to rising material and labor expenses and construction complications.

[6] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2013-05-08 · 75% match

Despite 53% wage hike, construction workers mark Labor Day with gripes over low pay

Despite seeing their wages rise 53 percent in the past year, Pattaya-area construction workers marked Labor Day 2013 with continued grumbles about low pay.

[7] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2021-07-03 · 75% match

Bangkok’s attempts to secure Cambodian and Myanmar labors in construction camps continue

City Hall officials in Bangkok have inspected three locked-down construction camps in the northern district to ensure no worker movements, whi

[8] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2024-03-01 · 75% match

Japan looks for Thai labors in manufacturing and construction industries

Job seekers are invited to apply for jobs in Japan through the IM Japan organization, focusing on the manufacturing and construction industries. Applications

[9] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2023-05-30 · 75% match

China's Jiangsu province eases age limit for construction workers

A provincial government in eastern China is relaxing the upper age limit for construction workers to help resolve labor shortage issues at construction sites, as the country contends with an aging society and blue-collar workforce.

[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2024-07-18 · 75% match

Singapore hosts research hub from builder of Tokyo Skytree

SINGAPORE -- From remotely controlled cranes to mapping building sites with drones, Singapore is luring companies and startups that can develop advanced technologies in an effort to transform the labor-intensive construction sector.

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