Japan privatizes 4 highway-related public corporations

Japan privatizes 4 highway-related public corporations

KOBE, Japan - Tamiyoshi Horikiri (R), president of the privatized Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Authority, unveils the new company nameplate in a ceremony in Kobe on Oct. 1. Japan privatized four highway-related public corporations the same day as part of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's structural reform initiative.

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