East Nippon Expressway Company Limited | |
Native Name: | 東日本高速道路株式会社 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Romanized Name: | Higashi-nihon Kōsoku-dōro Kabushiki-gaisha |
Type: | State-owned KK |
Predecessor: | Japan Highway Public Corporation |
Hq Location City: | Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda, Tokyo |
Hq Location Country: | Japan |
Area Served: | Kantō, Tōhoku and Hokkaido |
Key People: | Hiroshi Hirose (President and CEO) |
Owner: | Government of Japan[1] |
Parent: | Japan Expressway Holding and Debt Repayment Agency |
Num Employees: | 2,216 |
Num Employees Year: | 2016 |
The, abbreviated as, is one of the main operators of expressways and toll roads in Japan. It is headquartered in Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda, Tokyo.[2]
The company was established on October 1, 2005 as a result of the privatization of Japan Highway Public Corporation.[3] The company manages roadways mainly in the Kantō and Tōhoku regions as well as on Hokkaido. Roadways in other regions of Japan are managed by Central Nippon Expressway Company and West Nippon Expressway Company.[4]