Japan's Shimizu to buy Okinawa-based builder focused on US military bases

Major construction company on acquisition spree at home and abroad

Shimizu has participated in a string of business deals to broaden its construction operations. (Photo by Takeshi Hashimoto)

TOKYO -- Japanese builder Shimizu plans to purchase American Engineering Corp., a U.S.-registered company in Okinawa prefecture with an extensive record of projects for American military facilities.