Certified as a Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism PPP Partner for the First Time

West Japan Railway Company (Headquarters: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture; President: Shoji Kurasaka) has been certified for the first time as an individual consultation partner for the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's PPP Partners. In the JR West Group Mid-term Management Plan 2030, the JR West Group has positioned the infrastructure solution field as one of its three priority areas. Through JCLaaS, the group will deploy the know-how cultivated in the railway business to society and further promote the resolution of social infrastructure issues. *What is a Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism PPP Partner? It is a program aimed at contributing to the enrichment and development of activities by private companies engaged in PPP/PFI (Public Private Partnership/Private Finance Initiative), and utilizing their knowledge to efficiently and effectively promote the dissemination and awareness of PPP/PFI, thereby achieving synergistic development between PPP/PFI policies and the initiatives of private companies.