Message from the President
Hiromasa Amano
Kajima Corporation
June 2023
Responding to social issues and needs, we aim to be a company that is trusted by society and our customers
Kajima’s enterprising spirit is what drives us to take on the big challenges. We have worked on pioneering projects across the generations, including the country’s first skyscraper and many different national development projects in areas such as social infrastructure. We are proud of the contributions we have made toward Japan’s economic and industrial development.
We are now in the final year of the Kajima Group Medium-Term Business Plan (FY2021–2023), which started in fiscal 2021. We are continuing our efforts to further strengthen core businesses, strive to create new value, establish a strong management foundation, and promote ESG measures for growth and transformation.
In addition, the Group seeks to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 with a focus on seven material issues. At the same time, we are actively providing advanced technologies and services in the fields of disaster prevention, repair, maintenance, and renovation, as well as researching and developing eco-friendly materials and striving to solve social issues through our business.
We appreciate your continued support.
Kajima’s Corporate Philosophy
As a group of individuals working together as one, we pursue creative progress and development founded on both rational, scientific principles and a humanitarian outlook, through which we strive to continually advance our business operations and contribute to society.
Ever since its establishment in 1840, Kajima has continued to contribute to the development of industry and the economy through its construction business, working to build a society of people can live safely, securely, and comfortably. We have met challenges, evolved and developed throughout our history.
The cornerstone of Kajima’s success is the aggressive, enterprising spirit embodied in its management and employees, who continue to take on challenges in new business fields as industry frontrunners. Kajima is committed to progress and development, and has always been keenly aware of contemporary trends.
How Kajima
Creates Value
Kajima always attempts to create value responsibly with a view toward enriching the sustainability and evolvability of industry, economy, and life.
Kajima Corporation, Japan's leading design-builder and real estate developer.
With our solid technological background and financial strength,
we are committed to making every international project a success.
| Company name | KAJIMA CORPORATION |
| Head Office | Japan 3-1, Motoakasaka 1-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-8388 |
| Established | 1840 |
| Incorporated | 1930 |
| Chairman, Representative Director | Yoshikazu Oshimi |
| President, Representative Director | Hiromasa Amano |
¥2,391.5bn
REVENUES
279
COMPANIES
19,396
EMPLOYEES
History of Kajima
1840 –
Facing Cultural
Enlightenment
Leadership in
Western-Style Buildings
Kajima was founded in 1840 by Iwakichi Kajima, a carpenter who was successful enough to frequent the residences of daimyo in Edo. He expanded his business to Yokohama, where construction was booming as an open port under the Treaty of Amity and Commerce between Japan and the United States. Following the construction of the Ei-Ichiban Kan, which housed Yokohama’s first foreign trading company, Kajima set precedents for Western-style buildings and became widely associated in the public mind with this style of buildings.
Color print showing the prosperity of the Ei-Ichiban Kan
Houraisha (completed in 1873, Tokyo)
1880 –
Demand for the Development of
Early-Modern Infrastructure
Leadership in Railways
and Dams
Iwazo Kajima, second-generation leader, established Kajima Gumi in 1880 and started a railway subcontracting business, taking the opportunity of the Tsuruga Line construction. He built a substantial reputation in the railway field and expanded into dam construction to meet the rapidly growing demand for electricity, including Japan’s first concrete high dam, the Ohmine Dam, which contributed to Japan’s development.
Ohmine Dam (completed in 1924, Kyoto)
Tanna Tunnel (completed in 1934, Shizuoka)
1960 –
During Japan’s Post-War Period of
Rapid Economic Growth
Leadership in
Skyscrapers
After completing the Kasumigaseki Building, Japan’s first skyscraper, in 1968, Kajima built skyscrapers throughout the country and established trust in our leadership in the field. These construction technologies were developed mainly at the Kajima Technical Research Institute, which we established in 1949 as the first such facility in Japan’s construction industry. We have answered calls for greater skyscraper safety by leading the world in the development of seismic damping in the 1980s, and other technologies.
Kasumigaseki Building (completed in 1968, Tokyo)
Skyscraper Town in Shinjuku Subcenter (as of 1974, Tokyo)
1980 –
Accelerating
Globalization
Promoting Overseas
Business
Kajima’s overseas business grew rapidly in the 1960s, with the redevelopment of Little Tokyo in Los Angeles, U.S. We established Kajima U.S.A. Inc. in the U.S., Kajima Europe Ltd. in the U.K., and Kajima Overseas Asia Pte. Ltd.* in Singapore in the 1980s. With the addition of Kajima Corporation (China) Co., Ltd., Chung-Lu Construction Co., Ltd., and Kajima Australia Pty Ltd., we are developing businesses that are rooted in local communities at our six regional bases.
* Now Kajima Asia Pacific Holdings Pte. Ltd.
Skyscraper Town in Shinjuku Subcenter (as of 1974, Tokyo)
Skyscraper Town in Shinjuku Subcenter (as of 1974, Tokyo)
2000 –
Pursuing Richness through
Urban Renewal
Branching Out into Real
Estate Development
The impetus for Kajima’s full-scale entry into the development of large-scale mixed-use facilities was the development of Shiki New Town, a large housing project that began in 1971. In the 2000s, we began participating in urban renewal projects, including the Akihabara Crossfield and the Toranomon Towers Office & Residence. Since then, we have leveraged our technological skills and comprehensive capabilities as a general contractor-developer with design-build capabilities to develop attractive urban communities.
Shiki New Town (completed in 1988, Saitama)
Toranomon Towers Office & Residence (completed in 2006, Tokyo)
2020 –
In the Era of
VUCA
Toward the Goals
for 2030
In an increasingly uncertain business environment, we set the Goals for 2030 and formulated the Kajima Group Medium-Term Business Plan (FY2021–2023), which has the following pillars: further strengthen core businesses, strive to create new value, and establish a strong management foundation and promote ESG measures for growth and transformation. Based on this plan, we are
implementing initiatives for the sustainable growth of our Group and the solution of social issues.
Construction of Offshore Wind Farms at Akita Port and Noshiro Port
HANEDA INNOVATION CITY (development completed in 2023, Tokyo)
1840 –
Leadership in
Western-Style Buildings
Kajima was founded in 1840 by Iwakichi Kajima, a carpenter who was successful enough to frequent the residences of daimyo in Edo. He expanded his business to Yokohama, where construction was booming as an open port under the Treaty of Amity and Commerce between Japan and the United States. Following the construction of the Ei-Ichiban Kan, which housed Yokohama’s first foreign trading company, Kajima set precedents for Western-style buildings and became widely associated in the public mind with this style of buildings.
Color print showing the prosperity of the Ei-Ichiban Kan
Houraisha (completed in 1873, Tokyo)
1880 –
Demand for the Development of Early-Modern Infrastructure
Leadership in Railways
and Dams
Iwazo Kajima, second-generation leader, established Kajima Gumi in 1880 and started a railway subcontracting business, taking the opportunity of the Tsuruga Line construction. He built a substantial reputation in the railway field and expanded into dam construction to meet the rapidly growing demand for electricity, including Japan’s first concrete high dam, the Ohmine Dam, which contributed to Japan’s development.
Ohmine Dam (completed in 1924, Kyoto)
Tanna Tunnel (completed in 1934, Shizuoka)
1960 –
During Japan’s Post-War Period of Rapid Economic Growth
Leadership in Skyscrapers
After completing the Kasumigaseki Building, Japan’s first skyscraper, in 1968, Kajima built skyscrapers throughout the country and established trust in our leadership in the field. These construction technologies were developed mainly at the Kajima Technical Research Institute, which we established in 1949 as the first such facility in Japan’s construction industry. We have answered calls for greater skyscraper safety by leading the world in the development of seismic damping in the 1980s, and other technologies.
Kasumigaseki Building (completed in 1968, Tokyo)
Skyscraper Town in Shinjuku Subcenter (as of 1974, Tokyo)
1980 –
Accelerating Globalization
Promoting Overseas Business
Kajima’s overseas business grew rapidly in the 1960s, with the redevelopment of Little Tokyo in Los Angeles, U.S. We established Kajima U.S.A. Inc. in the U.S., Kajima Europe Ltd. in the U.K., and Kajima Overseas Asia Pte. Ltd.* in Singapore in the 1980s. With the addition of Kajima Corporation (China) Co., Ltd., Chung-Lu Construction Co., Ltd., and Kajima Australia Pty Ltd., we are developing businesses that are rooted in local communities at our six regional bases.
* Now Kajima Asia Pacific Holdings Pte. Ltd.
Skyscraper Town in Shinjuku Subcenter (as of 1974, Tokyo)
Skyscraper Town in Shinjuku Subcenter (as of 1974, Tokyo)
2000 –
Pursuing Richness through Urban Renewal
Branching Out into Real Estate Development
The impetus for Kajima’s full-scale entry into the development of large-scale mixed-use facilities was the development of Shiki New Town, a large housing project that began in 1971. In the 2000s, we began participating in urban renewal projects, including the Akihabara Crossfield and the Toranomon Towers Office & Residence. Since then, we have leveraged our technological skills and comprehensive capabilities as a general contractor-developer with design-build capabilities to develop attractive urban communities.
Shiki New Town (completed in 1988, Saitama)
Toranomon Towers Office & Residence (completed in 2006, Tokyo)
2020 –
In the Era of VUCA
Toward the Goals for 2030
In an increasingly uncertain business environment, we set the Goals for 2030 and formulated the Kajima Group Medium-Term Business Plan (FY2021–2023), which has the following pillars: further strengthen core businesses, strive to create new value, and establish a strong management foundation and promote ESG measures for growth and transformation. Based on this plan, we are
implementing initiatives for the sustainable growth of our Group and the solution of social issues.
Toranomon Towers Office & Residence (completed in 2006, Tokyo)
Toranomon Towers Office & Residence (completed in 2006, Tokyo)
Kajima Group's Business
Worldwide Network
24
COUNTRIES
Kajima Asia Pacific Holdings Pte. Ltd.
6 Singapore
Kajima Asia Pacific Holdings Pte. Ltd.
Kajima Overseas Asia Pte. Ltd.
Kajima Design Asia Pte Ltd
Kajima Overseas Asia (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
Kajima Development Pte. Ltd.
International Facility Engineering Pte. Ltd.
7 Indonesia
PT Kajima Indonesia
PT Senayan Trikarya Sempana
PT Jimbaran Greenhill
8 Thailand
Thai Kajima Co., Ltd.
Ramaland Development Co., Ltd.
Bang Tao Beach Ltd.
9 Malaysia
Kajima (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.
10 Vietnam
Kajima Vietnam Co., Ltd.
Indochina Kajima Development Ltd.
11 The Philippines
Kajima Philippines Inc.
12 Hong Kong
Allied Kajima Ltd.
13 India
Kajima India Pvt. Ltd.
14 Myanmar
Kajima Myanmar Co., Ltd.
Kajima Yankin PPP Co., Ltd.
Building for the Next 100
Kajima Corporation
3-1, Motoakasaka I-chome,
Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-8388, Japan
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