Accountability of Japanese Construction Industry

This research aims to promote accountability in Japanese system of project management including the phases of architectural design and building construction. In introducing automation or robotics into construction industry, Japanese system is often regarded as characteristic one that cannot be accommodated to the systems of foreign countries. It is sometimes taken up as the difference between the local standard and the global standard. Japanese system, however, has many characters in common with other systems as well as the difference based on its culture and custom. This paper surveyed and reported the issues that show typical character of Japanese system in the field of project Management.