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East Nippon Expressway Company

Logo: East Nippon Expressway Company Limited, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons4

Japanese road maintenance company

The East Nippon Expressway Company Limited (東日本高速道路株式会社, Higashi-nihon Kōsoku-dōro Kabushiki-gaisha), abbreviated as NEXCO East (NEXCO東日本, NEXCO Higashi-Nihon), is one of the main operators of expressways and toll roads in Japan. It is headquartered in Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda, Tokyo. The company was established on October 1, 2005 as a result of the privatization of Japan Highway Public Corporation.2 Its chief executive is Fumihiko Yuki (since 2022).1 It employed 2,396 people in 2021.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Oct 1, 2005Founded1
  • IndustryFixed facilities for road transport1
  • HeadquartersKasumigaseki1
  • Websitewww.e-nexco.co.jp
  • Legal formSpecially designated public corporation, kabushiki gaisha1
  • LEI3538001KIDW45H6JDO833
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered address霞ヶ関三丁目３番２号, 100-8979 東京都 千代田区, Japan3
  • Registered withLegal Affairs Bureau, 0100-01-0957163

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Shin-Kasumigaseki Building
Photo: Hagitomo125, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons5

The East Nippon Expressway Company Limited (東日本高速道路株式会社, Higashi-nihon Kōsoku-dōro Kabushiki-gaisha), abbreviated as NEXCO East (NEXCO東日本, NEXCO Higashi-Nihon), is one of the main operators of expressways and toll roads in Japan. It is headquartered in Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda, Tokyo.2

Corporate structure

East Nippon Expressway Company sits at the top of its group. 2 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

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Leadership

Who has led East Nippon Expressway Company, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

  1. Tatsuo Satō2010–2012
  2. Hiroshi Hirose2012–2018
  3. Tōru Obata2018–2022
  4. Fumihiko Yuki2022–now

Chair

  1. Jūjirō Yagi2005–2010
  2. Tatsuo Satō2010–2012
  3. Hiromichi Iwasa2012–2018
  4. Kunie Okamoto2018–now
2010201520202025

Employees over time

  • 20212,3961

Timeline

  1. Jun 28, 2022New chief executive Fumihiko Yuki becomes CEO1
  2. 2018New chief executive Tōru Obata becomes CEO1
  3. 2012New chief executive Hiroshi Hirose becomes CEO1
  4. 2010New chief executive Tatsuo Satō becomes CEO1
  5. Oct 1, 2005Founded Founded1

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