6 privatized firms licensed to operate Japan's highways

6 privatized firms licensed to operate Japan's highways

TOKYO, Japan - Land, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Kazuo Kitagawa (far L) speaks at his ministry on March 31 before the leaders from Metropolitan Expressway Co., Hanshin Expressway Co. and Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Expressway Co., East Nippon Expressway Co., Central Nippon Expressway Co. and West Nippon Expressway Co. The government licensed the six privatized corporations to operate the nation's highways, completing Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's initiative to privatize four highway-related public corporations.

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