Monthly Wage Gap Between Foreign and Japanese Workers in the Construction Industry | Analyzing the Latest Data on Technical Intern Training Programs (Types 1, 2, and 3) and the Specified Skilled Worker Program
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. We’re now in the second half of May, and it feels like things are slowly starting to pick up on site. This year, it feels like we’re barely managing to keep the work coming in. And lately, no matter which company I visit, the conversation always turns to foreign workers (lol). “We’re getting a new hire from Vietnam soon…”
大手ゼネコン売上高過去最高、中小建設業は12年ぶり倒産2000件超え！法面業界が生き残る3つの道
皆さんこんにちは。 エンタです。 今回は今期の話です。 建設業界の「上」と「下」で、何が起きているか。 先日こんな記事を見ました。 大手・準大手ゼネコン23社の2026年3月期決算で、売上高は11社、営業利益は10社が過去最高を更新。鹿島は…
Capturing Cross-Sections with the iPhone 17 Pro’s LiDAR | Steps for Cost-Effective Point Cloud Creation on-Site Using Scaniverse and CloudCompare
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. In this post, I’ll share how I used the iPhone 17 Pro’s LiDAR to capture a point cloud and create a cross-sectional diagram—all while keeping costs as low as possible. I’ll walk you through the process and show you the results. Lately, even civil engineers on construction sites have been saying, “I’d like to try point cloud scanning, but…”
Is It True That “Quiet People Are Good at Their Jobs”? Differences in Performance Based on Personality, as Observed at a Slope Construction Site
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. “He’s quiet, but he gets the job done.” “The quieter someone is, the more trustworthy they are.” These are phrases I hear a lot on the job, lol. On the flip side, there are also quiet people who get on people’s nerves—with comments like, “I have no idea what he’s thinking,” or “Stop keeping quiet and report back.” The same personality can lead to different reactions depending on the workplace…
How Does Adaptive Capacity Change with Age? Explaining Heat Acclimatization, Cold-Weather Work, and the Introduction of New Construction Methods Based on the Latest Research Papers
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. When you’re working on a slope construction site, I think there are times when you notice that “even under the same conditions, the reactions of young workers and veterans are clearly different.” For example, during mortar spraying in the middle of summer, the younger workers tend to get exhausted first, whereas during rope work in the winter, the hands of the older workers…
What Is "Kan'ko"? | A Civil Engineer Explains the Pronunciation, Meaning, and "Risk-Taking" in Construction Sites
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. “Carry out” and “willingness to carry out”—we see these terms quite often in the news and safety documents, but aren’t they among those words that, to be honest, you can’t answer right away if someone asks you what they mean? Especially on construction sites, the term “willingness to carry out risky tasks” comes up as part of KY activities. Well…
Will the Elimination of Promissory Notes Make Life Easier for Subcontractors? | Behind the Scenes of the Major Contractors’ Abolition of Promissory Notes and the New Fee Market
皆さんこんにちは。 エンタです。 先日こんなニュースを見ました。 大手ゼネコンが約束手形を廃止し、現金支払いへ移行するという話です。 ぶっちゃけ「今ごろか！」って感じですが、コレ弱小企業にとっては結構デカい話なんです。 なんで大手ゼネコンは…
A Contradiction I Noticed During a CCUS Renewal Call | Aren’t Technical Intern Trainees a Mandatory Requirement, a Source of Bonus Points in the Business Review, and at Risk of Becoming a Formality?
A Sudden Phone Call: “It’s Time to Renew” Hello, everyone. This is Enta. The other day, I received a call on my cell phone. “It’s time to renew your registration with the Construction Career Up System (CCUS). What would you like to do?” We’ve outsourced all our registration matters to a certified administrative scrivener, but the registered name…
[The Truth About Workers' Compensation, Part 2] A Complete Ranking of the Value of Life Across 188 Countries | Safety Management Is a Business Strategy
皆さんこんにちは。 エンタです。 【労災賠償の真実 その1】日本人の命の値段はいくら？世界Top20ランキングで見る安全管理の重み 前回の続きです。 その1で、日本人サラリーマンが事故で亡くなった場合の賠償額（実務上6,500万〜1億円規模…