{"id":45055,"date":"2026-10-05T18:03:01","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T09:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ejec.ej-hds.co.jp\/?p=45055"},"modified":"2026-10-07T09:49:53","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T00:49:53","slug":"uzbekistan_seminar2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ejec.ej-hds.co.jp\/en\/all\/topics\/uzbekistan_seminar2026\/","title":{"rendered":"EJEC Area Manager Teppei Tomita Speaks at Uzbekistan Tunnel Technical Seminar"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<div class=\"comInfoBox\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"comText comText01 left mb0\">On Friday, September 11, 2026, the Tunnel Technical Seminar was held at the Committee for Roads Building in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The seminar was organized by the JICA Survey Team as part of the International Connectivity Enhancement Project.<br\/><br\/>\r\n\r\nTeppei Tomita, Area Manager at Eight-Japan Engineering Consultants Inc. (EJEC), participated as a member of the JICA Expert Team and delivered a presentation entitled <em>\u201cTunnel Construction in Environmental Protected Area in Japan\u201d<\/em>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<style data-wp-block-html=\"css\">\n\/* =========================================\n   \u30c6\u30fc\u30d6\u30eb\u5168\u4f53\n========================================= *\/\n.ttable {\n    margin: 0.5rem clamp(1rem, 5vw, 6.3rem) 4rem;\n}\n\n\n\/* ===== Event Details ===== *\/\n.event-details {\n background: #f0f5fb;\n border-left: 4px solid #005bac;\n padding: 16px 20px;\n margin: 20px 0 28px;\n border-radius: 0 4px 4px 0;\n }\n.event-details dl {\n display: grid;\n grid-template-columns: 120px 1fr; gap: 6px 14px; font-size: 14px;\n }\n.event-details dt {\n font-weight: 700;\n color: #005bac;\n }\n.event-details dd { margin: 0; }\n\n\/* =========================================\n   \u30bf\u30d6\u30ec\u30c3\u30c8\u30fb\u30b9\u30de\u30db\n========================================= *\/\n@media screen and (max-width: 768px) {\n\n    \/* \u8868\u5916\u5074\u306e\u4f59\u767d\u3092\u306a\u304f\u3059 *\/\n    .ttable {\n        margin: 0.5rem 0 3rem;\n    }\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"ttable\">\n  <div class=\"event-details\">\n    <dl>\n      <dt>Date<\/dt>\n      <dd>Friday, September 11, 2026<\/dd>\n      <dt>Time<\/dt>\n      <dd>14:00\u201318:00<\/dd>\n      <dt>Venue<\/dt>\n      <dd>4th Floor, Committee for Roads Building, 68 Mustaqillik Street, Tashkent, Uzbekistan<\/dd>\n      <dt>Host<\/dt>\n      <dd>JICA Survey Team<\/dd>\n      <dt>Participants<\/dt>\n      <dd>Committee for Roads, JICA, MIIT, MOF, NC, and related organizations<\/dd>\n    <\/dl>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"comInfoBox\" >\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"headLine03 left mb0_25\">Purpose of the Seminar<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"comText comText01 left\">The seminar, held under the theme <em>\u201cBuilding Safer Tunnels, Connecting the Future: From Japanese Expertise to Uzbekistan\u2019s Future\u201d<\/em> , the seminar provided an opportunity to share Japanese knowledge of tunnel planning, construction, and environmental consideration. It also supported discussion on the development of safe tunnel infrastructure and future international connectivity.\r\n\r\nPresentations were given to representatives of the Committee for Roads, JICA, and related organizations on tunnel engineering developed in Japan\u2019s mountainous and environmentally sensitive settings, environmental impact prediction and mitigation, and the approach to long-term monitoring.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"headLine03 left mb0_25\">Program (September 11, 2026)<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"comText comText01 left mb1\">Following an outline of the project, the seminar featured presentations on tunnel construction in Japan and on planning and construction in environmentally protected areas.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<style data-wp-block-html=\"css\">\n.program-table {\n    width: 100%;\n    border-collapse: collapse;\n    margin: 20px 0 28px;\n}\n\n\/* =========================================\n   \u30d8\u30c3\u30c0\u30fc\n========================================= *\/\n.program-table thead tr {\n    background: #005bac;\n    color: #fff;\n}\n\n.program-table thead th {\n    padding: 10px 14px;\n    text-align: left;\n    font-weight: 600;\n}\n\n\/* =========================================\n   \u672c\u6587\n========================================= *\/\n.program-table tbody tr:nth-child(even) {\n    background: #f0f5fb;\n}\n\n.program-table tbody tr:nth-child(odd) {\n    background: #fff;\n}\n\n.program-table td {\n    padding: 10px 14px;\n    border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;\n    vertical-align: top;\n    font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 2vw, 1.5rem);\n}\n\n.program-table td.day-header {\n    background: #e8f0fb;\n    font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 2vw, 1.7rem);\n    font-weight: 700;\n    color: #005bac;\n}\n\n.program-table td.time {\n    width: 110px;\n    white-space: nowrap;\n    font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 2vw, 1.5rem);\n    font-weight: 500;\n    color: #005bac;\n}\n.program-table .break-row {\n    text-align: center;\n    font-weight: 500;\n    color: #005bac;\n }\n\n\/* =========================================\n   \u30bf\u30d6\u30ec\u30c3\u30c8\u30fb\u30b9\u30de\u30db\n========================================= *\/\n@media screen and (max-width: 768px) {\n\n    \/* \u8868\u81ea\u4f53\u306e\u4e0a\u4e0b\u4f59\u767d\u3092\u5c11\u3057\u8abf\u6574 *\/\n    .program-table {\n        margin: 16px 0 24px;\n    }\n\n    \/* \u30bb\u30eb\u5185\u4f59\u767d\u3092\u5c0f\u3055\u304f\u3059\u308b *\/\n    .program-table th,\n    .program-table td {\n        padding: 8px 10px;\n    }\n\n    \/* \u65e5\u6642\u5217\u3092\u5c11\u3057\u72ed\u304f\u3059\u308b *\/\n    .program-table td.time {\n        width: 80px;\n        font-size:1.2rem;\n    }\n\n    .program-table td.day-header {\n        font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 2vw, 1.4rem);\n    }\n}\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"ttable\">\n  <table class=\"program-table\">\n    <thead>\n      <tr>\n        <th style=\"width:120px;\">Time<\/th>\n        <th>Program<\/th>\n      <\/tr>\n    <\/thead>\n    <tbody>\n      <tr>\n        <td class=\"time\">14:00\u201314:05<\/td>\n        <td><strong>Opening Remarks<\/strong><br>Representative of the Committee for Roads<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td class=\"time\">14:10\u201314:30<\/td>\n        <td><strong>Project Outline<\/strong><br>Kentaro Sawada, JICA Expert Team<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td class=\"time\">14:30\u201316:00<\/td>\n        <td><strong>Overview of Tunnel Construction in Japan<\/strong><br>Professor Nobuharu Isago, Faculty of Urban Environmental Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td class=\"time\">16:00\u201316:15<\/td>\n        <td class=\"break-row\">Coffee Break<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td class=\"time\">16:15\u201317:15<\/td>\n        <td><strong>Tunnel Construction in Environmental Protected Area in Japan<\/strong><br>Teppei Tomita, JICA Expert Team (EJEC)<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td class=\"time\">17:15\u201317:20<\/td>\n        <td><strong>Closing Remarks<\/strong><br>Representative of the Committee for Roads<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n    <\/tbody>\n  <\/table>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"comInfoBox\" >\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"headLine03 left mb0_25\">EJEC\u2019s Contribution<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"comText comText01 left mb1\">As Area Manager of the Tunnel Group in EJEC\u2019s Transportation Infrastructure Department, International Branch, Mr. Tomita serves on the JICA Expert Team. His presentation introduced planning and design approaches that balance infrastructure development with environmental conservation in Japan\u2019s complex natural settings.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<style data-wp-block-html=\"css\">\n\/* ===== Highlight Box ===== *\/\n    .highlight-box {\n      background: #f0f5fb;\n      border-left: 4px solid #005bac;\n      padding: 16px 20px;\n      margin: 20px 0 28px;\n      border-radius: 0 4px 4px 0;\n    }\n    .highlight-box p {\n      margin-bottom: 8px; font-size: 14px;\n      font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 2vw, 1.6rem);\n    }\n    .highlight-box p:last-child {\n      margin-bottom: 0;\n    }\n\n    .topic-list {\n      margin: 10px 0 0 1.25em;\n      font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 2vw, 1.6rem);\n    }\n    .topic-list li {\n      margin: 4px 0;\n      list-style-type: disc;\n    }\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"ttable\">\n  <div class=\"highlight-box\">\n    <p><strong>Presentation<\/strong><\/p>\n    <p><em>\u201cTunnel Construction in Environmental Protected Area in Japan\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n    <p><strong>Key topics<\/strong><\/p>\n    <ul class=\"topic-list\">\n      <li>Regulatory requirements and planning considerations for tunnels in national parks and other protected areas<\/li>\n      <li>Environmental consideration based on the principles of avoidance, minimization, and compensation<\/li>\n      <li>Impact prediction and mitigation measures for ecosystems, groundwater, noise, and vibration<\/li>\n      <li>Comparison and selection of cut-and-cover, NATM, and TBM construction methods<\/li>\n      <li>Continuous environmental protection through monitoring and adaptive management<\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"comInfoBox\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"comText comText01 left\">The presentation stressed that environmental considerations must begin at the early planning stage, including the identification of key environmental receptors and examination of alignments and structural options that avoid impacts. Where avoidance is difficult, impacts can be minimized by combining measures such as low-noise and low-vibration construction, water-tight linings, groundwater prediction, and monitoring.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"headLine03 left mb0_25\">Seminar Highlights<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"comText comText01 left mb1\">Following the presentations on tunnel engineering and environmental consideration, participants exchanged questions and views during the seminar.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"comInfoBox\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"comBox comBox02 mb1_25\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div  style=\"margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; display:block; width:100%;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"pc\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ejec.ej-hds.co.jp\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/uzbekistan_seminar1e.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"c-caption pc\">Presentation at the Tunnel Technical Seminar<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sp\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ejec.ej-hds.co.jp\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/uzbekistan_seminar1e.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"c-caption sp\">Presentation at the Tunnel Technical Seminar<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div>\n\t\t<ul class=\"comPhotoList01\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"pc\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ejec.ej-hds.co.jp\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/uzbekistan_seminar2e.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"c-caption pc\">Exchange of views with seminar participants<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sp\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ejec.ej-hds.co.jp\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/uzbekistan_seminar2e.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"c-caption sp\">Exchange of views with seminar participants<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"pc\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ejec.ej-hds.co.jp\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/uzbekistan_seminar3e.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"c-caption pc\">Seminar participants<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sp\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ejec.ej-hds.co.jp\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/uzbekistan_seminar3e.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"c-caption sp\">Seminar participants<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"comInfoBox\" >\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"headLine03 left mt3 mb0_25\">Interview Video<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"comText comText01 left\">In connection with the seminar, Mr. Tomita was interviewed about tunnel technology and environmental considerations in Japan. The interview video is available through the following post on the Committee for Roads\u2019 official Telegram channel.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"comBox03__\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"comLinkList03 flex mb0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/s\/avtoyulqumita\/87646\"  target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"info\">Watch Interview on Telegram<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"comText comText01 center mt0\">(You need to log in)<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"headLine03 left mb0_25\">Summary and Outlook<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"comText comText01 left mb0_5\">The seminar provided an opportunity for Uzbekistan\u2019s road and infrastructure stakeholders to exchange practical knowledge with Japanese experts on tunnel engineering and environmental consideration. Participants deepened their shared understanding that safety, constructability, and environmental protection must be addressed in an integrated manner.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<style data-wp-block-html=\"css\">\n\/* ===== Summary Box ===== *\/\n.summary-box {\n background: #f9f9f9;\n border: 1px solid #ddd;\n border-radius: 4px;\n padding: 20px 24px;\n margin: 28px 0;\n }\n.summary-box p {\n font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 2vw, 1.7rem);\n font-weight: 500;\n line-height: 1.9;\n margin-bottom: 10px;\n text-align: justify !important;\n hyphens: auto;\n }\n.summary-box p:last-child {\n margin-bottom: 0;\n }\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"ttable\">\n<div class=\"summary-box\">\n    <p><strong>Key message from the seminar<\/strong><\/p>\n    <p>Environmentally considerate tunnel development requires consistent action from early route selection and impact prediction through construction-method selection and monitoring during and after construction. 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