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The project Aichi Water Project is now in the pipeline.

2007-10-25T04:00:00.000Z

The project Aichi Water Project is now in the pipeline. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The Aichi Project for Japan consists of: 1) Irrigation component; 2) Drinking water supply component; 3) Industrial water supply component; and 4) Hydroelectric power component. Currently, Japan produces only 80 percent of its food requirements. To feed 90 million people the country now imports annually about 5.5 million tons of food. By 1965, with an estimated population increase of 100 million, the annual food deficit will be much greater unless production can be increased. The need for drinking water, industrial water, and hydroelectric power will require the construction of irrigation dams and canals. Farmers will benefit from this project because currently they are unable to obtain satisfactory crops because of chronic water shortages during the crop-growing season. Numerous small towns and villages will also benefit from this project because they do not have any adequate supply of fresh water. The growth of the Aichi industrial area will require additional water, and the entire region needs more electric power. The Aichi project will help satisfy an urgent need for food, water and electric power; these three elements will contribute to Japanese upland irrigation techniques.

The project Amagasaki - Ritto Expressway Project is now in the pipeline.

2007-10-25T04:00:00.000Z

The project Amagasaki - Ritto Expressway Project is now in the pipeline. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The Amagasaki - Ritto Expressway Project, part of the Kobe - Nagoya Expressway, comprises a 71.5 Km section, whose works include the construction of a four-lane, limited access highway, by-passing all towns en route. Steel bridges, and concrete viaducts will be built to cross several large rivers, and adjacent flood plains, and, viaducts will also be built over urban districts, and areas zoned for future urbanization. In addition, several large tunnels will be built in the foothill country, and a substantial number of overpasses will cross intersecting roads, and railroad lines. The estimated construction costs amount to U$S 1.1 million per Km, and, the requested loan of U$S 40 million would cover thirty one percent of the estimated total costs of the project, with construction costs alone estimated at thirty seven percent.

The project Chubu - Hatanagi Hydroelectric Project is now in the pipeline.

2007-10-25T04:00:00.000Z

The project Chubu - Hatanagi Hydroelectric Project is now in the pipeline. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The Hatanagi Hydroelectric Project will provide a loan of $29 million to the Chubu Electric Power Company. The increase in power demand in the Chubu service area has continued at a very high rate and justifies the expansion program of which the project is a part. The expansion program includes the construction of both hydro and thermal generating facilities and also the necessary expansion of its transmission and distribution systems. The project represents the most important hydroelectric facility in an expansion program by means of which Chubu will have added about 1,600 MW of capacity to its facilities by March 1964. The project is soundly conceived and economically justified. The management of the company as well as its engineering and operating organization are capably and suitably staffed. Cost estimates for the program and for the project are reasonable.

The project Hokuriku is now in the pipeline.

2007-10-25T04:00:00.000Z

The project Hokuriku is now in the pipeline. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The Hokuriku Hydroelectric Project for Japan will add about 560 MW of capacity to its facilities in the western part of Honshu during the next five or six years. The project consists of the construction of hydroelectric generating plants with related transmission substations and distribution facilities. The project also includes the Arimine dam whose seasonal reservoir is approximately 1,000 meters above sea level, it includes six power generating installations, one of which is an extension of an existing power plant. The Company has been faced with power demands during seasonal industry and needs to increase its electric power capacity so the industries can shift from a seasonal type of operation to a year round utilization of their plants. The new hydroelectric system will parallel existing hydroelectric installations on all these rivers and it will contribute to increasing their peak electrical output during the low water season.

The project Kansai Power Project (02) is now in the pipeline.

2007-10-25T04:00:00.000Z

The project Kansai Power Project (02) is now in the pipeline. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The Second Kansai Hydroelectric Project for Japan, is also called The Kurobe project, a reservoir controlled hydroelectric installation, which will have a capacity of 258 MW. It will add 1.3 billion kwh per year to Kansai's energy supply. Kansai serves the most heavily industrialized area in Japan. The project is part of an expansion program which Kansai plans to add 2.3 million kw of capacity to their facilities within the next 7 years. This will include four hydroelectric projects and related transmission lines. Three of these will be owned and operated by privately owned electric power companies and the fourth by the Electric Power Development Company, a government agency which sells energy to private power companies. This project covers the appraisal of the Kurobe No. 4 hydroelectric development in the western part of Honshu is being constructed by private power companies. There has not been a serious power shortage in Japan since 1955, although industry has been operating extremely close to its ultimate capacity.

The project Kawasaki (03) is now in the pipeline.

2007-10-25T04:00:00.000Z

The project Kawasaki (03) is now in the pipeline. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The Third Kawasaki Steel Project for Japan finances a portion of the Kawasaki Steel Corporation's current program to expand its pig iron and steel ingot production and improve the quality and range of its finished products. The loan is part of a joint operation with the private U.S. market and is designed to assist the company to enter that market for the first time. The company will finance the remaining portions of this program and meet ts other financial requirements through retained earnings and depreciation and from borrowings.

The project Kawasaki Project (02) is now in the pipeline.

2007-10-25T04:00:00.000Z

The project Kawasaki Project (02) is now in the pipeline. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The Second Kawasaki Steel Corporation Blast Furnace Project for Japan involves the construction of a second blast furnace at the Kawasaki plant in the Chiba district near Tokyo. The existing steel plate and metal sheet mills are obsolete, and their costs of production are higher than those of modern continuous or semi-continuous strip mills. The second blast furnace will have a capacity of 1,000 tons of pig iron per day, a battery of 60 coke ovens and other by-product facilities. The new project will increase pig iron production capacity from 324,000 to 684,000 tons per year. The proportion of iron ore and scrap iron in the blast furnace charge will be reduced, and the pellets increased. The project will reduce costs of production and increase the output of crude and finished steel without further investment in steel furnaces or rolling facilities.

The project Kobe Steel Project is now in the pipeline.

2007-10-25T04:00:00.000Z

The project Kobe Steel Project is now in the pipeline. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The Kobe Blast Furnace Project will finance part of the cost of the installation of a blast furnace and related facilities in Kobe's plant at Nadahama near the city of Kobe in southwestern Honsu.

The project Kyushu Power Project (02) is now in the pipeline.

2007-10-25T04:00:00.000Z

The project Kyushu Power Project (02) is now in the pipeline. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The Second Kyushu Thermal Power Project for Japan is the first stage of the Shinkokura thermal power project, with an installed capacity of 156 MW, which is being constructed by the Kyushu Power Company near Kokura in northern Kyushu. The Kyushu Electric Power Company serves the entire island of Kyushu and neighboring small islands. The northern part of Kyushu is one of the most highly industrialized areas in Japan. The project will help meet the increased demand for electrical power, which will consist of 636 MW of thermal power plant and 371 MW of hydroelectric power plant, in addition to its necessary expansion of transmission and distribution facilities. The project which is part of the Kyushu Power Company's expansion program, is necessary to meet the expected electrical power increase in the area.

The project Miboro Project is now in the pipeline.

2007-10-25T04:00:00.000Z

The project Miboro Project is now in the pipeline. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The Miboro Hydroelectric Project for Japan is being constructed by the Electric Power Development Company, Inc. (EPDC). The Miboro Project consists of a rock-fill dam with solid clay core, an underground powerhouse with an installed capacity of 215 MW in two units and a step-up substation. The dam is located at Shirakawa on the Sho river, near the west coast of the main island of Japan. It will hold about 330 million cubic meters of useful water storage. The head on the generating units will be 192 meters. The units will discharge into a tunnel about 8 km long in which the water will be returned to the main stream of the Sho river upstream of the intake for an existing power plant owned by the Kansai Power Company. Annual energy generation by the Miboro Station under median hydro conditions will be about 545 million kwh. The project will make a sizeable and useful contribution toward the final solution of the electric power supply shortages which Japan has been experiencing since the end of the war.

The project Nippon Kokan Steel Project is now in the pipeline.

2007-10-25T04:00:00.000Z

The project Nippon Kokan Steel Project is now in the pipeline. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The Nippon Kokan Strip Mill Project will provide a loan to Nippon Kokan, third largest Japanese steelmaker, producing plates and sheets, shapes and bars, and tubular products. The project is to finance is the facilities to be constructed in the new Mizue plant of the company's works situated at Kawasaki near Tokyo. The new hot and cold strip mills will enable Nippon Kokan to produce a higher quality product at a lower cost. The installation of modern flat products mills is essential to enable Japan to maintain its position as an exporter of galvanized sheet and manufactured products using large quantities of plate and sheet. Nippon Kokan will achieve very substantial cost reductions as a result of the installation of the new strip mills and the shift to converter steel. These reductions in cost will be reflected in a higher return on sales. This, together with the expected increase in the volume of sales, will result in an increase of over 75 percent in operating profits.

The project Nippon Steel Project - Hirohata is now in the pipeline.

2007-10-25T04:00:00.000Z

The project Nippon Steel Project - Hirohata is now in the pipeline. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

This report appraises the financial activities of the Japan Development Bank, which was created "to supplement and encourage the credit operations of ordinary financial institutions by supplying the long-term funds to promote economic reconstruction and industrial development." In short, the JDB was set up to provide a permanent solution addressing the inability of Japanese financial enterprises to obtain long-term financing required from private financial institutions. This report covers the JDB's authorized activities, sources of loan funds, limitations on borrowing and lending, lending terms and conditions, and management and staff make-up, and the volume and character of JDB loan disbursements including balance sheets for the last eight years of operation. This report also analyzes the JDB's problems in its domestic portfolio, particularly with regard to loans in arrears by the marine shipping industry, which were loans taken over fromthe Reconversion Bank and the Counterpart Fund.

The project Nippon Steel Project - Tobata is now in the pipeline.

2007-10-25T04:00:00.000Z

The project Nippon Steel Project - Tobata is now in the pipeline. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The project Sumito (02) is now in the pipeline.

2007-10-25T04:00:00.000Z

The project Sumito (02) is now in the pipeline. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The Second Sumitomo Steel Project for Japan is an additional project for extending the range and quality of its welded pipes and providing it with the necessary flat products for pipe manufacture. Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd is one of the major steel companies in Japan. This second program is aimed at a) expanding ingot steel capacity to 20.5 million tons by 1962; b) installing facilities to allow the industry to meet the demands for higher quality and wider range of products; and c) modernizing the mills in order to reduce operating costs. If Japan is to maintain its competitive position it must continue to keep pace with the U.S. and European industries in productivity, quality, and efficiency; this will involve continued substantial investments in modern facilities.

The project Sumitomo is now in the pipeline.

2007-10-25T04:00:00.000Z

The project Sumitomo is now in the pipeline. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The Sumitomo Metal Industries Ltd. Blast Furnace and Blooming Mill Project consists of a construction program that encompasses works at the Wakayama, Amagasaki, Osaka, and Kodura steel plants, including the installation at Nagoya, of new equipment for manufacturing copper alloy tubes, and light alloy sheets. The blast furnace program includes works in its steel plants concerning the harbor, the unloading and raw material yard facilities, coke oven plants, as well as improvements of steel-making facilities, rehabilitation works, and the installation of a new wheel mill at Osaka, to specialize in forgings, and castings. Construction of the blast furnace will enable Sumitomo to decrease its annual scrap purchases from the present level of about 330,000 tons to 215,000 tons in 1962, while increasing its annual production rate of steel ingots during the same period. Furthermore, the whole construction program should increase efficiency, and reduce the costs of production of finished goods, thus improving the company's competitive position in the export market.

The project Chubu Power Project is now in the pipeline.

2007-10-25T04:00:00.000Z

The project Chubu Power Project is now in the pipeline. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The Thermal Power Project for Japan will meet the increased power demand by supporting three Electric Power Companies: The Kansai, The Kyushu, and The Chubu. This project will examine the technical, economic and financial aspects of the projects, as well as the financial positions of the three private companies. Currently, the Kansai project experiences power shortage, therefore, this project will consist of a complete 150,000 kw steam power plant with two generating units of 75,000 kw each designed to operate at high temperatures and pressures. The Kyushu project provides service to the entire island of Kyushu and neighboring small islands. The Kyushu project will consist of a complete 75,000 kw steam power plant with a generating unit identical in design with those of the Kansai project. The Chubu deals with heavy industrial usage, this project will consist of a complete 66,000 kw steam power plant with one generating unit. In Japan, electric power production has shown a more substantial increase than industrial production. Despite this sharp rise in production the full demand for power has not been met. The outcome of these projects will help meet the estimated maximum demand of power being used by consumers in Japan.

The project Expressway Project (02) is now in the pipeline.

2007-10-25T04:00:00.000Z

The project Expressway Project (02) is now in the pipeline. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The Second Kobe-Nagoya Expressway Project for Japan consists of two sections: 1) a 7 km extension from Amagasaki interchange (Osaka area) to Nishinomiya interchange (Kobe area); 2) a 104 km extension from Ritto interchange (Kyoto-Otsu area) to Ichinomiya interchange (Nagoya area). Japan has recently begun to modernize its road network to meet the rapid growth of motor traffic. The Expressway will reduce heavily congested traffic in industrialized and high populated areas. This project will not only help congested traffic areas, but it will provide accessibility to a wider food supply for the cities, increase production and trade, and lower transport costs.

The project Haneda - Yokohama Expressway Project is now in the pipeline.

2007-10-25T04:00:00.000Z

The project Haneda - Yokohama Expressway Project is now in the pipeline. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

Thirty kilometers of expressway are now in operation, including the section from Tokyo to Haneda airport, which will connect with the Project, and an additional eighty kilometers, including the Project are presently under construction or planned. The project is a 12.8 kilometer four-lane elevated toll expressway extending from a point near the Tokyo International Airport to Yokohama. For most of its length, the project will be built on piers as an elevated structure over an existing urban street. In addition to the construction of the elevated superstructure, the work will include the provision of necessary ramps, toll facilities and traffic control and lighting facilities. The erection of the piers will involve relocation of utilities in the existing street.

The project Industry Project is now in the pipeline.

2007-10-25T04:00:00.000Z

The project Industry Project is now in the pipeline. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The Industrial Project for Japan will assist in the modernization of four industrial companies. The first two are Mitsubishi Shipbuilding & Engineering Co., Ltd. and Ishikawajima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd., both major producers of ships and marine engines. This project will allow these two companies to become more efficient in the production of diesel engines and superchargers, and other engineering products. The third project is The Nippon Steel Tube Co. Ltd. which is the largest producer of pipes and tubes in Japan, and the nation's third largest steel producer; the project will allow the company to install a new 120,000 ton seamless tube mill to replace two obsolete mills. The last company of this project is the Toyota Co. Ltd. which makes cars, trucks and buses; the project will allow the company to modernize its truck and bus production with quality improvements and cost reduction. The above projects when put into operation will benefit the Japanese economy by improving its competitive position in export markets.

The project Kyushu Power Project is now in the pipeline.

2007-10-25T04:00:00.000Z

The project Kyushu Power Project is now in the pipeline. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database