TOKYO -- Major Japanese construction companies are winning big orders to dig tunnels and construct stations in Southeast Asia, with overseas railway contracts in the April-September half already reaching 90% of the full-year total for fiscal 2021.
Overseas contracts for April-September reach 90% of fiscal 2021 total

A Sumitomo Mitsui Construction railway project in Manila. (Photo courtesy of Sumitomo Mitsui Construction)
TOKYO -- Major Japanese construction companies are winning big orders to dig tunnels and construct stations in Southeast Asia, with overseas railway contracts in the April-September half already reaching 90% of the full-year total for fiscal 2021.