Scope of Business Activities (prescribed in Article 12 of Japan Expressway Holding and Debt Repayment Agency Law)

  1. Holding of expressway assets and their leasing to the Companies
  2. Repayment of inherited debts
  3. Acceptance of debts borne by any of the companies to pay the cost of new construction, reconstruction, repair or restoration of expressways following disasters under the Agreement, and the repayment of such debts
  4. Provision of interest-free loans, financed with subsidies granted by the national government or local public entities as prescribed by Cabinet order, to Metropolitan Expressway Co., Ltd., and/or Hanshin Expressway Co., Ltd., to partially cover funds to pay the cost of new construction or reconstruction of the Metropolitan Expressway and/or Hanshin Expressway
  5. Provision of interest-free loans, financed with subsidies granted by the national government, to the Companies to partially cover funds to pay the cost of the restoration of expressways damaged by disasters
  6. Provision of interest-free loans, financed with subsidies granted by local public entities, as prescribed by Cabinet order, to Metropolitan Expressway Co., Ltd., and/or Hanshin Expressway Co., Ltd., to partially cover funds to pay the cost of new construction, reconstruction, repair or restoration of Metropolitan Expressway Co., Ltd., and/or Hanshin Expressway Co., Ltd., following disasters
  7. Subsidization required to facilitate a reduction in costs of the new construction, reconstruction, maintenance, repair and other aspects of management of expressways through the Companies' own effort
  8. Where any of the Companies is to engage in new construction work, reconstruction, maintenance, or repair work or perform other aspects of expressway management, the Exercise of Statutory Powers on Behalf of Road Administrators under the Law concerning Special Measures for Highway Improvement
  9. Operations prescribed under the Law Concerning Special Measures regarding general marine passenger liner service operations, etc., in relation to the construction of the Honshu-Shikoku Bridge
  10. Management of railway facilities linking Honshu and Shikoku
  11. Making available railway facilities under item 10 above for use by the railway service operator for the charging of fees