Japanese leading construction contractors have been receiving orders steadily outside the country, according to their accounting reports for April-December 2013. Obayashi Corp. reported more than 300 billion yen orders, which already reached 80% of the annual target value for this fiscal year ending March 2014. Penta-Ocean Construction Co. recorded 100 billion yen orders first time in several years largely thanks to a subway construction contract in Singapore.

According to available data of overseas orders received by top builders, Obayashi’s record was 301.5 billion yen, seeing 109.3% increase and Kajima Corp. 200.5 billion yen, up 40.8%. Obayashi’s overseas business operation spreads mainly in North America, Oceania, South East Asia and Middle East. The value of orders received in the period is highest in recent years, said an accounting official of the company. Kajima Corp. has won an order of power plant related works in Taiwan in the first half, which contributed 400% increase in its civil engineering order value from a year earlier. (2014/02/17)