Japan Highway Public Corporation | |
Native Name: | 日本道路公団 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Romanized Name: | Nihon Dōro Kōdan |
Type: | Statutory corporation |
Fate: | Corporatized and separated into three state-owned companies |
Predecessors: | --> |
Founded: | in Kasumigaseki, Tokyo, Japan [1] |
Founders: | --> |
Hq Location City: | Kasumigaseki, Tokyo |
Hq Location Country: | Japan |
Areas Served: | --> |
Key People: | Takeshi Kondo (last CEO) |
Revenue: | ¥2,108,914 million |
Revenue Year: | 2004 |
Net Income: | ¥1,344 million |
Net Income Year: | 2004 |
Owner: | Government of Japan |
Num Employees: | 8,500 |
Num Employees Year: | 2004 |
Website: | www.jhnet.go.jp |
, or JH, was a public company established after World War II to construct and manage highway networks in Japan, founded in 1956.[2]
On October 1, 2005, JH was divided into three private enterprises, East Nippon Expressway Company Limited (NEXCO East), Central Nippon Expressway Company Limited (NEXCO Central), and West Nippon Expressway Company Limited (NEXCO West).[3]