Japan – what can we learn? - Construction Labour Research

Hundredmillion 億 円yen140001200010000800060004000200001990Figure 9 Change of received orders for Asia ODA/FDI (1990-1999)1991199219931994receive an orderODA HundredHundred 受 注 million 実 績 yen ( 億 円 ) ODA( million yen 億 円 ) FDI( 千 万 ドル)million yenten million $Resource: overseas operations strategy of Japanese construction industry reportFigure 10 Change of received overseas orders (from 2000 to 2004)19951996199719981999Hundredmillion yen億 円1200010000800060004000200002000 2001 2002 2003 2004Resource: overseas operations strategy of Japaneseアジア 中 東 アフリカ 北 米construction industry report中 南 米 欧 州 東 欧 大 洋 州After 1999, pulling out of the Asian crisis, overseas orders receivedfor Japanese construction recovered, to reach the 1 trillion yen level in2000. However, they fell to 75.84billion yen again in 2002,influenced, I think, by the IT recession in 2000, because as a result,Japanese electric equipment and electronic Asian activities sloweddown. Japanese overseas construction activity recovered in 2004,extending mainly in Vietnam and China.Final remarks: the Japanese construction industry is expandingthroughout Asia, affected by the economic ups and downs of foreignand domestic markets. According to the report on Overseas operationsstrategy of Japanese construction industry in 2006, the industry ismaking positive efforts to carry on overseas operations and to gainbusiness opportunities in the future. Today, the development of theMekong area, including Asian highway projects, are importantexpanding opportunities in Asia.CLR News No 2/200650