Overseas Business
Characteristics and Strengths of the Business
We started our overseas business in Thailand with a bridge project in 1971, and we have built a history spanning more than 50 years. During this time, we accumulated experience in Japanese ODA projects, learned the customs and cultures of each country, deployed Japan's advanced technologies, and established organizational structures. Currently, we are working on a super-large railway project in the Philippines, and carrying out direct management of construction using Japan's high-quality technology. In India, we are proposing optimal construction designs and methods to many private clients, and are carrying out a range of construction projects. These projects in Southeast and South Asia see the participation of multinational employees, and we are enhancing and passing on technology.
Mid- to Long-term Policy
Several transportation infrastructure projects funded by Japanese ODA were completed, including a large bridge project in Bangladesh and a subway project in Vietnam. These projects enable us to contribute to the development of local communities worldwide.
Securing labor is an unavoidable issue in the overseas construction industry just as it is throughout Japan. Besides recruiting foreign nationals for our bases in Japan and overseas, the Company continually works on global cross-nation human resource development, with efforts centered on Japan's technology and know-how, and is promoting "Localization" aimed at the autonomy and sustainable growth of each base. Through these efforts, we plan to enhance our organizational structure to appropriately respond to the dramatically changing business environment of our overseas business.
Major Initiatives for FY2024
Taking on Challenges in New Growth Areas
Oil Transport Jetty Construction Project
(New Liquid Jetties Project)
In our Overseas Business, Antara Koh Private Limited, which has brought new strengths in marine civil engineering fields, boasts a top-class track record in Singapore and the ASEAN region based on its extensive marine construction know-how cultivated for over 40 years. This company's driving force is its diversity in the form of its richly diverse organizational structure made up of employees from approximately 10 countries.
This has created a corporate culture that can analyze projects and issues from diverse perspectives and actively promote new reforms and innovations. Concurrently, besides synergies created through highly complementary marine civil engineering capabilities, abundant human resources possessing adaptability and flexibility have also been a key force driving our advance into new markets.
The Active Participation of Foreign National Employees in Supporting Business Globalization
We emphasize human resource development in its Overseas Business and works to promote the independence of each base and strengthen its network. First, we implement HDC Global Training with the aim of cultivating global human resources who will lead our Overseas Businesses. We solicit participants from all our bases and provide training on a variety of themes while deepening international exchange and networks. We also implement HDC Local Training, which provides more-practical content to strengthen the overall capabilities of each base. We have established and are currently providing training at Human Resources Development Centers (HDCs) in five countries. Furthermore, to optimally allocate outstanding human resources and build strong networks, we certify foreign local employees suitable for management positions as Management Members (MM) and actively assign them to overseas bases. We also certify Operation Members (OM) to support MMs. These members demonstrate leadership such as by serving as instructors at HDC Global Training, which features the participation of local employees from all bases. Through these activities, we further strengthen networks between our overseas bases and promote the development of and secure human resources essential for our Overseas Businesses.
FY2024 Construction Results
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Railway Bridge Construction Project WD2 Construction
The Jamuna River, where the bridge is being constructed, is a large river that is 4.8 km wide. This large-scale railway bridge forms an important part of the rail transport network connecting neighboring regions.