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With Arrival of the Year 2026

By K. Maekawa

Special Issue : Concrete We Love: What Moves Us and Where It Leads

1. The Concrete Industry Today

   1.1 The Fascinating World of Concrete, as Seen from the Perspective of the Ready-Mix Concrete Industry

   By M. Kurinobu

   1.2 Advancing Cement Technology for a Sustainable Society: A Field of Challenges and Innovations to Inspire the Next Generation of Engineers

   By T. Itoh

   1.3 The Current Situation and Future of Concrete Chemical Admixture Industry

   By M. Yaguchi

   1.4 Current Situation of the Concrete Pumping Industry

   By S. Kishi and N. Kitaguchi

   1.5 The Potential of Precast Concrete Under the Era of Labor Shortage

   By H. Nitta

2. Everyday Life with Concrete

   2.1 The Excitement of R&D at a Construction Firms and Everyday Life in the Lab

   By A. Nishizawa

   2.2 Short Story of Ready Mixed Concrete Plants

   By M. Watanabe

   2.3 Monozukuri: Where Ideas Take Shape

   By Y. Sonobe

   2.4 What We Can Do to Create a Better Future for Our Region

   By Y. Miyagawa

   2.5 The Evolution of Nondestructive Testing Technologies and the Role of Specialized Trading Companies

   By T. Minemura

3. Working with Concrete

   3.1 The Turbulent Career of Concrete Construction Engineers

   By T. Nishikawa

   3.2 Rediscovering the Appeal of Concrete Through Career Diversity

   By M. Yamane

   3.3 What a Concrete Structure Researcher Discovered in the World of Scaffolding Manufacturers

   By H. Sato

   3.4 From Days of Working with Concrete to a New Stage

   By Y. Shiroi

   3.5 A Second Choice in Life and the Endeavour of Lunar Base Development

   By T. Nukushina

   3.6 “Philosophy” and Concrete -Exploring the Unseen “Structure”-

   By H. Hara and R. Yoshida

   3.7 A Job Where You Can Experience Challenge and Growth: Waste×Concrete Technology

   By K. Niwase

   3.8 Admixture -A member of the team-

   By K. Tonosu

   3.9 Research Experience in the U. S.: A Perspective on Time and Space to Think

   By T. Kanazawa

   3.10 Secondment to the Design Firm in the UK from Japanese Construction Company

   By T. Nakada

   3.11 Diverging Career Paths, Intersecting Passions-The People Who Live by Concrete

   By N. Nomura

4. Why We Love Concrete

   4.1 Wearable Concrete

   By N. Katayama

   4.2 The Impact of Concrete on Residential Indoor Environments

   By T. Uenojiri and S. Nishio

   4.3 The Beauty of Stone and Concrete

   By Santanishi and S. Nishio

   4.4 The Photographer’s View of the Scene’s Appeal

   By E. Yamasaki

   4.5 Through the Eyes of the Site Manager: A Documentary Captured by DSLR

   By Y. Nakamura