	japan foreign building orders fall in may new foreign building orders received by japanese yards in may fell to five vessels totalling gross tons gt from eight s of gt in april against four s of gt a year earlier the japan  exporters association said the backlog of orders at end may was s of mln gt against s of mln at end april and s of mln a year ago an association official said the world ping recession and the yen s appreciation against the dollar depressed may orders he said reuter 
