is a Japanese corporation which was established in 1919. Its main areas of business are

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. Maeda has domestic offices in eleven Japanese cities, and overseas offices in

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, and India.

History

Maeda became independent from as in 1919. It became known as Maeda Corporation in 1946. In 1960, the company completed Tagokura Dam, one of the largest dam projects in Japan. In recent years, Maeda engaged in other large-scale public construction projects such as Seikan Tunnel and Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line in Japan. Maeda is also well known in

and has constructed such projects as the

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and Kap Shui Mun Bridge.

Construction projects

Not a complete list. * Kanmonkyo Bridge (1971) * Seikan Tunnel (1987) * Fukuoka Dome (1993) *

Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant The is a large, modern (housing the world's first advanced boiling water reactor or ABWR) nuclear power plant on a site.TEPCO Official Press Release (Japanese)First in Japan – Use of the Full Area for Power Plant Buildings, Reinforced Concr ...

(1995) *

terminal (1998) * Tsing Yi MTR Station (1998) * Blue Line (Yokohama) Shimoiida Station (1997)

References

External links

Official site

Entry
in

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Engineering companies of Japan Construction and civil engineering companies based in Tokyo Construction and civil engineering companies established in 1919 Companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Japanese brands Fuyo Group Japanese companies established in 1919 {{japan-company-stub

History

Construction projects

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