Japan Highway Public Corporation
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Native name | 日本道路公団 |
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Romanized name | Nihon Dōro Kōdan |
| Company type | Statutory corporation |
| Founded | April 16, 1956 in Kasumigaseki, Tokyo, Japan |
| Defunct | October 1, 2005 |
| Fate | Transformed into corporate entities and segmented into three government-owned firms |
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| Headquarters | Kasumigaseki, Tokyo , Japan |
Key people | Takeshi Kondo (final CEO) |
| Revenue |  ¥2,108,914 million (2004) |
 ¥1,344 million (2004) | |
| Owner | Government of Japan |
Number of employees | 8,500 (2004) |
| Website | www.jhnet.go.jp |
The Japan Highway Public Corporation (abbreviated as JH) was founded in 1956 as a government entity responsible for the construction and administration of Japan’s expressway infrastructure.
On October 1, 2005, JH underwent corporatization and was segmented into three distinct state-owned corporations: East Nippon Expressway Company Limited (NEXCO East), Central Nippon Expressway Company Limited (NEXCO Central), and West Nippon Expressway Company Limited (NEXCO West).