Native name 西日本高速道路株式会社 Founded 1 October 2005 | Number of employees 2,374 (2016) | |
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Romanized name Nishi Nippon Kōsoku-dōro Kabushiki Gaisha Type Government-owned corporation (K.K.) Area served Kansai, Chūgoku, Kyūshū, Shikoku and Okinawa Key people Yoshinari Ishizuka (President) Headquarters Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan CEO Yoshinari Ishizuka (28 Jun 2012–) Owner Minister of Finance (100%) Predecessor Japan Highway Public Corporation Profiles | ||
The West Nippon Expressway Company Limited (西日本高速道路株式会社, Nishi Nippon Kōsoku-dōro Kabushiki Gaisha), abbreviated as NEXCO West Japan (NEXCO西日本, NEXCO Nishi Nippon), is one of the main operators of expressways and toll roads in Japan. It is headquartered on the 19th floor of Dojima Avanza in Kita-ku, Osaka. The company was established on October 1, 2005 as a result of the privatization of Japan Highway Public Corporation. The company manages roadways mainly in the Kansai and Chūgoku regions as well as on Kyūshū, Shikoku, and Okinawa Island. Roadways in other regions of Japan are managed by East Nippon Expressway Company and Central Nippon Expressway Company.
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