The Three Necks
2025/12/16

Why Is It Important to Stay Warm? Keep the "Three Necks" Warm!!

Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Have you ever wondered why we need to take proper precautions against the cold? Because it’s cold! That’s right, lol. It’s cold, but actually, that’s not the only reason. It’s super important not to let your body get cold, even while you’re working! …

2025/12/15

My Top 3 Recommended Tools (Personal)

Thanks for all your hard work, everyone. The end of the year is finally here—are you busy setting up the support framework again today? Speaking of setting up the support framework, that means installing primary and secondary anchors, right? If the installation surface is bedrock, I imagine you’re drilling holes using an electric drill or a rock hammer, but when it comes to installation…

Amendments to the Construction Industry Act
2025/12/12

Extremely Important! Key Points and Countermeasures for the Revised Construction Industry Act, Effective December Reiwa 7

Hello, everyone. This is Enta. This time, I have some incredibly important news that directly affects both our “wallets” and our “future” here on the job site. It’s called… the “Amended Construction Industry Act”! This will finally take effect starting today, December 12, Reiwa 7 (2025)…

Responses Vary Depending on Cultural Differences
2025/12/11

Gestures (like “yes!”) vary from country to country, so make sure you understand them!

Hello, everyone. This is Enta. When you’re thinking or saying “yes,” what do you do with your head? We Japanese nod our heads up and down, right? We nod up and down, saying “un, un.” Well, there’s actually the opposite of that, lol. From a Japanese perspective, “no” or “let me think…”

Construction Technology Fair 2025 in Chubu
2025/12/10

I went to the Construction Technology Fair 2025 in Chubu, but...

Hello, everyone. This is Enta. I have an announcement! Today, we’re announcing the 10th Genki-ken Seminar (December 10, Reiwa 7). Hosted by the Genki Infrastructure Research Institute at Yokohama National University, I’ll be appearing at this event. I forgot to announce it earlier, so I wanted to let you all know…

100 Careers
2025/12/08

100 Qualifications That Will Ensure a Livelihood for Life, Regardless of Educational Background

Hello, everyone. This is Enta. I came across a list on X titled “100 Certifications That Will Keep You Employed for Life, Regardless of Your Educational Background.” I turned it into a table and even included links to where you can find more information. These are what you might call blue-collar or similar professional certifications! We’re entering a new era, but without these certifications, you won’t be able to…

Large-Scale Drilling Rig
2025/12/06

I can finally use this drilling machine!!! So, here's a commercial for the job.

Hello, everyone. This is Enta. It’s finally up and running! I bought this drilling machine three years ago, and it hadn’t budged an inch since then! Finally! It’s finally happening lol. I’m really happy to have gotten a job like this ^^ As for this machine’s specs, the maximum…

Crackdown on Illegal Operators
2025/12/05

Are we entering an era where, amid labor shortages, even illegal operators and organized crime groups are willing to hire workers!?

Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Four people arrested on suspicion of violating the Construction Business Act—Okinawa Prefectural Police. This has been an issue for a long time, but it’s hard to catch them, isn’t it? I think it happens quite often, especially at local companies, and it seems like even the big firms are doing it quite a bit. Though I guess the big firms probably aren’t doing it anymore…

Multi-tiered subcontracting structure
2025/12/01

What does the future hold for local governments that are moving toward a policy of not allowing subcontracting beyond the third tier in order to prevent multiple layers of subcontracting?

Hello, everyone. This is Enta. There are only 31 days left in the year! The number of actual workdays is now down to less than 20!!! Once Christmas is over, it’s immediately New Year’s, then immediately the end of March, and then immediately the hell that starts in July… It feels like the world is just speeding up and up… But anyway… First…