Japan Highway Public Corporation

Native name

日本道路公団

Romanized name

Nihon Dōro Kōdan

Company typeStatutory corporation

FoundedApril 16, 1956; 68 years ago (1956-04-16) in Kasumigaseki, Tokyo, Japan ^[1]

Japan Highway Public Corporation

Native name	日本道路公団
Romanized name	Nihon Dōro Kōdan
Company type	Statutory corporation
Founded	April 16, 1956; 68 years ago (1956-04-16) in Kasumigaseki, Tokyo, Japan [1]
Defunct	October 1, 2005 (2005-10-01)[1]
Fate	Corporatized and separated into three state-owned companies
Successors	Central Nippon Expressway Company East Nippon Expressway Company West Nippon Expressway Company
Headquarters	Kasumigaseki, Tokyo , Japan
Key people	Takeshi Kondo (last CEO)[1]
Revenue	¥2,108,914 million[1] (2004)
Net income	¥1,344 million[1] (2004)
Owner	Government of Japan
Number of employees	8,500 (2004)
Website	www.jhnet.go.jp

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]

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]