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Japan Highway Public Corporation

Logo: 鉄之介, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Former government agency in Japan

Japan Highway Public Corporation (日本道路公団, Nihon Dōro Kōdan), or JH, was a public company established after World War II to construct and manage highway networks in Japan, founded in 1956. 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).2 It is headquartered in Kasumigaseki.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Apr 16, 1956Founded1
  • Industrytoll road industry1
  • HeadquartersKasumigaseki1
  • Websitewww.jhnet.go.jp
  • Legal formKōdan1

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Japan Highway Public Corporation (日本道路公団, Nihon Dōro Kōdan), or JH, was a public company established after World War II to construct and manage highway networks in Japan, founded in 1956.2

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded by Japan Expressway Holding and Debt Repayment Agency1
  2. Succeeded by NEXCO1

Timeline

  1. Sep 30, 2005Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. Apr 16, 1956Founded Founded1

Sources

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