Urban Development & Infrastructure Group
Leveraging know how in real estate and industrial
infrastructure to build cities, societies and the future
The Urban Development & Infrastructure Group engages in domestic and overseas urban development / management, real estate development / operations, data centers to support our digital society, shipping / spacecraft, industrial machinery, and energy infrastructure business, etc. Under the group's mission of "creating cities, societies and the future" and while comprehensively integrating our real estate industry and industrial infrastructure industry know-how that we have built up over many years, the group seeks to create a vibrant future by taking the lead in addressing social challenges / development and improving urban value.
Organizational Structure
AI & Digital Business Development Office
The AI & Digital Business Development Office engages in data center development and management, which is the foundation for supporting a digital society, both in Japan and overseas, and works to further increase the value of this business area in cooperation with the AI Solution Task Force established in April 2025.
Main Products and Services
Data center development and management in Japan and overseas
Infrastructure, Ship & Aerospace Division
The Infrastructure, Ship & Aerospace Division undertakes business investment in the engineering and industrial infrastructure domain, along with ship / FPSO owning and operation, and other business involving aircraft, electronics, and naval systems for Japan’s Ministry of Defense. By leveraging its project coordination capabilities amassed through such businesses, the division will provide high value-added services that address the managerial challenges of its customers, and persist in carrying out initiatives that facilitate sustainable growth in related industries and contribute to creating a vibrant future society.
Main Products and Services
Ship business, FPSO* business, defense / aerospace business, Chiyoda Corporation, etc.
- *Floating Production, Storage & Offloading System
Organizational Structure
Chiyoda Turnaround & Growth Management Office | Ship & Infrastructure Business Dept. | Defense and Aerospace Dept.
Industrial Machinery Division
In the industrial machinery business, the Industrial Machinery Division provides solutions that help address challenges in related industries based on its expansive industrial footprint and extensive customer network. It engages in construction solutions, infrastructure EPC, distribution, and transportation & water infrastructure globally, with a focus on Japan, the Americas, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
Main Products and Services
Construction solutions including construction machinery rental services; infrastructure EPC (engineering, procurement, construction) including electricity, petroleum, natural gas, chemicals, steel manufacturing, airports, and railway systems; distribution of various production equipment for factories such as machine tools, etc., and large agricultural machinery for farms; transportation and water infrastructure for managing airports and water systems in Japan and overseas
Organizational Structure
Industrial Solutions Dept. | Infrastructure Projects Dept. | Construction Solutions Dept. | Transportation & Water Infrastructure Dept.
Urban Development Division
The Urban Development Division engages in the development and management of various real estate assets, mainly in Japan, North America, and Asia, as well as in large-scale and long-term urban development and management.
Main Products and Services
Real estate development and management, as well as urban development and management, in Japan and overseas
Organizational Structure
Urban Development Dept. | Urban Business Development Dept. | Global Urban Development Dept. | Asia Urban Development Dept. | Global Business Development Office
Business Investments
AI & Digital Business Development Office
MC Digital Realty, Inc.
MC Digital Realty plans, develops and operates data centers through a joint venture between Mitsubishi Corporation and Digital Realty, a leading global data center operator. It develops and operates data centers, which serve an essential role with respect to corporate activities and people’s daily lives amid the rapid pace of digital transformation in contemporary society.
Infrastructure, Ship & Aerospace Division
MC Shipping Ltd.
MC Shipping engages in shipowner representation services, encompassing management and operations of vessels owned by Mitsubishi Corporation’s affiliated companies overseas, as well as supervising construction of new ships upon placement of orders. It also seeks to expand its business involving ship sales / purchases and charter brokering involving customers in Japan and overseas.
JAPAN SPACE IMAGING CORPORATION
Japan Space Imaging Corporation, known as JSI, provides Japanese various customers with the best satellite intelligence service available in the world using the world highest quality optical satellite constellation by U.S.MAXAR Technologies Inc., radar satellites for all-weather day-and-night collection, small satellites enabling higher collection frequency, etc. JSI also sales some Japanese commercial satellite imageries to overseas customers.
Chiyoda Corporation
Since its establishment in 1948, Chiyoda's business field has covered energy such as oil and gas industry and chemicals, environment, energy conservation, industrial facilities and life science. Chiyoda now engages in numerous Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) and other type of projects around the world.
Industrial Machinery Division
Mitsubishi Corporation Machinery, Inc.
Mitsubishi Corporation Machinery serves as a trading company specializing in construction of power plants, chemical plants, social infrastructure, and railways. It is involved in everything from supplying related equipment globally. It is also involved in the import civilian helicopters and defense-related systems into Japan.
Mitsubishi Corporation Technos
Mitsubishi Corporation Technos pursues the goal of becoming a strategic partner that contributes to the development of manufacturing in Japan and the world through consulting-based sales for a wide range of factory equipment, such as machine tools, industrial robots, conveyance equipment, measuring equipment, manufacturing equipment for solar batteries, rechargeable batteries and LEDs, energy-saving and environmental equipment. In addition, the company provides various services to solve new challenges, such as support for the introduction of IoT in the manufacturing industry and the promotion of decarbonization. Since April 2019, it has formed business alliance with GE Additive, and has been selling metal 3D printers at the Tokyo Customer Experience Center, a showroom and laboratory, aiming to provide comprehensive solution services related to additive manufacuring including the design and production of molds and parts.
MC Machinery Systems, Inc.
In the American markets, MC Machinery Systems, Inc. is engaged in selling machine tools. Main products are the Electrical Discharge Machine and LASER cutting machines made by Mitsubishi Electric. It also provides solutions such as automation systems to meet labor-saving needs, and after-sale service which includes application technology.
MC Machinery Systems India Private Limited
In the Indian market, MC Machinery Systems India Private Limited is engaged in selling machine tools. Main product is Electrical Discharge Machine and LASER cutting machines made by Mitsubishi Electric. It also provides after-sale service which includes application technology.
MSK FARM MACHINERY CORPORATION
About half a century of experience in the agricultural machinery distribution business, MSK FARM MACHINERY CORPORATION aims to contribute to the sustainable, sound development of the Japanese agricultural sector.
Through its nationwide network across Japan, the company provides a wide variety of state of the art agricultural machinery, mainly for dairy, livestock, and field crop farmers, from globally renowned manufacturers such as AGCO (“MASSEY FERGUSON” / ”FENDT” tractor brands) and CLAAS (harvesters). On top of domestic and foreign agricultural equipment, MSK FARM MACHINERY CORPORATION provides high quality after-sales service. In addition, the company offers farming support services that enable variable rate fertilizer application by combining our large, high-performance agricultural machinery with satellite information and AI.
NIKKEN CORPORATION
As a construction equipment rental services company, Nikken Corporation aims to be a strategic partner to its customers by providing high quality services that meet various needs through its network of more than 250 outlets across Japan and its technological and servicing strengths.
Diamond Construction Equipment Corp.
While resolving issues common across the construction equipment rental sector, Diamond Construction Equipment Corporation is operating a wholesale rental (Long term re-rentals) business for construction equipment rental companies and their parts e-procurement platform to contribute to the further development of the rental sector.
PT. Coates Hire Indonesia
Coates Hire Indonesia operates one of the industry’s largest rental businesses mainly focused on dewatering pumps for wide range of applications such as mining contractors in the Indonesian market.
Fukuoka International Airport Co., Ltd.
Fukuoka International Airport is an airport management company funded by Fukuoka Airport Holdings, Nishi-Nippon Railroad, Mitsubishi Corporation, Kyushu Electric Power Company, and Fukuoka Prefecture. It operates Fukuoka Airport (aside from certain activities such as air traffic control), including the expansion, maintenance and management of airport-related facilities such as the airport terminal building and runways. It aims for Fukuoka Airport to serve as a leading international airport in East Asia through integrated and agile management of its aviation and non-aviation operations.
Hokkaido Airports Co., Ltd.
An airport management company in which Hokkaido Airport Terminal Co., Ltd., Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd., Tokyu Corporation, Mitsubishi Corporation, and others have invested. It operates and maintains New Chitose and six other airports in Hokkaido (New Chitose Airport, Wakkanai Airport, Kushiro Airport, Hakodate Airport, Asahikawa Airport, Obihiro Airport, and Memanbetsu Airport). It aims to be a multi-tourism gateway that attracts tourists from all over the world and transports them to all areas of Hokkaido.
New Ulaanbaatar International Airport LLC
New Ulaanbaatar International Airport serves as the operating company of Chinggis Khaan International Airport, which is located in the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar and enlists investment from the Mongolian government along with the four Japanese companies Mitsubishi Corporation, Narita International Airport Corporation, Japan Airport Terminal Co., Ltd., and JALUX Inc. It aims to help bring about sustainable development of the Mongolian economy and society through its operations.
Swing Corporation
A general water business company jointly funded by Mitsubishi Corporation, EBARA Corporation, and JGC Holdings Corporation. As a water infrastructure pioneer in Japan, Swing Corporation engages in extensive business operations both domestically and overseas. This has entailed developing technologies and products and providing services over many years to address water-related needs, involving everything from R&D, design and construction, to maintenance and business operations.
Urban Development Division
Mitsubishi Corporation Urban Development, Inc.
Mitsubishi Corporation Urban Development engages in real estate and urban development projects, with a particular focus on the industrial sector, and retail and entertainment sector. In the industrial sector, we develop dry logistics warehouses, cold storage warehouses (both frozen and refrigerated), and shared manufacturing and R&D facilities (innoba). In the retail and entertainment sector, we develop urban commercial retail facilities and neighborhood shopping centers (NSCs), and we are also involved in event management at venues such as the Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse.
Diamond Realty Management Inc.
Diamond Realty Management is a private real estate fund management (Japan) company wholly owned by Mitsubishi Corporation. It engages in fund origination and management aligned with investor needs in Japan and overseas. In addition to offering expertise and knowledge amassed over many years in real estate fund management, it extends its services beyond those of traditional private real estate funds to also include mezzanine investment and private REITs, as well as overseas real estate investment.
Marunouchi Infrastructure Inc.
Marunouchi Infrastructure engages in the establishment and management of funds that invest in Japanese infrastructure, enlisting capital provided by Japanese institutional investors.
Diamond Realty Investments, Inc.
Wholly owned by Mitsubishi Corporation, Diamond Realty Investments is an operating company that is involved in the development of logistics warehouses, multifamily apartments, and student housing, etc., in the United States, which serves as the world’s largest real estate market. Since the early 1990s, the company has invested in over 200 projects valued at more than US$13 billion, in conjunction with US-based developers.
MITBANA Pte. Ltd.
Mitbana is a joint venture promoting urban development projects between MC and Surbana Jurong, a design and engineering company in Singapore (a 100% subsidiary of the Singaporean state-owned investment company, Temasek Holdings). By participating as early as the master planning phase, Mitbana engages in urban development projects such as residential and retail properties in an aim to build highly functional and appealing cities with thriving communities and businesses.
PT. MC Urban Development Indonesia
MC Urban Development Indonesia is an operating company that is wholly owned by Mitsubishi Corporation and engages in real estate development in Indonesia. It is currently involved in real estate development projects (residentials, logistics facilities) and urban development in the Jakarta metropolitan area, and aims to further expand its business going forward in line with Indonesia’s growth.
MC Urban Development Vietnam Company Limited
MC Urban Development Vietnam is an operating company that is wholly owned by Mitsubishi Corporation and engages in real estate development in Vietnam. It is currently involved in real estate development (residentials) and urban development in Ho Chi Minh and Hanoi, aiming to expand its business going forward in line with Vietnam’s growth.