Found Something Great
2025/10/20

Found a Great Product! (Zojirushi Winch)

Hello, everyone. This is Enta. The other day, I went to the Wakita Jumbo Fair. It was held at Intex Osaka, and I think the theme was “automation,” lol. But man, Intex Osaka is so far away… Oh well, I guess that’s just how it is… lol …

Retaining Wall Reinforcement Work
2025/10/19

Retaining Wall Reinforcement Methods from a Slope Engineer’s Perspective (Part 8): The Financial Aspect (Retaining Walls)

Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Usually, I’m out here in the mountains working on slope stabilization projects, so construction in the city requires a lot of extra care. After all, there are measures to deal with noise, dust, and so on… Out in the mountains, there’s nothing around, so we can really get down to business. In the city, though, we can’t exactly start early or work overtime…

Reasons for a Pay Raise
2025/10/18

As a Construction Contractor (Slope Stabilization Specialist) — Thinking About What Kind of People Get Raises

Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Maybe it’s because of the typhoon, but we’ve been having weird weather every day. Right now, I’m swamped with work requests coming in from all over the place. It’s great to be busy, but I really hope this keeps up at least until March~ Based on recent trends, I’ll have work in January…

Soaring Prices of Machinery Parts
2025/10/15

Machine consumables are expensive—and they’re made-to-order! Are we really living in an era where risks exist even during the machine setup phase!?

Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Starting next week, we’ll be beginning suspended drilling operations in the Kanto region. We’ve been making preparations for this since last week. With suspended drilling rigs, the centersizer (a consumable part at the tip) and the surrounding bolts and nuts are the parts that tend to fail most often. The vibrations from the rock drill cause various parts to loosen…

Construction Helmet
2025/10/13

What else do you need besides a helmet?

Hello, everyone. This is Enta. The other day, when I attended a crisis management event, I saw some helmets there. The most basic feature I want in a helmet is, of course, protection for the head. That goes without saying. Especially for us slope workers—if we don’t protect our heads, it’s instant death! Even if it’s just a small pebble falling from above…

Sanae Takaichi, the New Prime Minister
2025/10/05

Lazy Japanese, Hardworking Foreigners—Will Takaichi’s Policies Save the Construction Industry!?

Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Japan has its first female prime minister!!! I think that’s wonderful. And above all, she says she wants to make Japan stronger, so she’s going to work like a horse! That’s really great! Work-life balance…

Retaining Wall Collapse Prevention Work
2025/10/04

As for the future of slope maintenance work, won’t the number of retaining wall reinforcement projects also increase?

Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Thank you to all of you who signed up following the site redesign. Please do write some blog posts! lol It might seem like a big hurdle at first, but once you actually start writing, it’s really no big deal. Don’t worry about trying to write perfectly…

Online Registration Resumes
2025/10/03

We've resumed free sign-ups for new users!

Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Free user registration, which had been temporarily suspended due to a system error, has now resumed. Please feel free to sign up. Thank you for your cooperation.

Web Registration Suspended
2025/10/03

We are discontinuing free new registrations.

Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Due to our current site renewal, we are experiencing a system error. We apologize for the inconvenience, but we will be temporarily suspending free user registration. Thank you for your understanding.