Japan Highway Public Corporation Explained

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
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Founded: in Kasumigaseki, Tokyo, Japan [1]
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Hq Location City:Kasumigaseki, Tokyo
Hq Location Country:Japan
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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]

Notes and References

  1. Nihon Doro Kodan . 2004 . Annual Report 2004 .
  2. Web site: November 2005 . Fukunari . Kimura . Mitsuhiro . Maeda . Transport Infrastructure Development in Japan and Korea: Drawing Lessons for the Philippines . 2008-04-11 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070928121436/http://www.bnm.gov.my/microsites/rcicc/papers/s5.kimura.pdf . 2007-09-28 .
  3. Fumitoshi . Mizutani. Shuji . Uranishi . 46th Congress for the European Regional Science Association . 2006 . Volos, Greece. Privatization of the Japan Highway Public Corporation: Policy Assessment . 2008-04-11 .