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• Major shipping companies warn that deliveries during the long holiday period (Golden Week) may be delayed by up to 8 days. (February 04) April 27, 2026 3PL/Logistics company
• NEXCO Central Japan to open two relay transportation hubs, "Connect Areas," in Shizuoka Prefecture in June. (February 05) May 19, 2025 Logistics facilities
• NEXCO Central Japan announces apology and corrective measures regarding toll charges during ETC system failure. (February 05) May 6, 2025 IT/Equipment

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  • GLP Japan will hold a preview event for "Marq Kitamoto" in Saitama Prefecture on October 21st and 22nd.
  • CBRE begins tenant leasing for a 1.4 m2 multi-tenant logistics facility in Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture.
  • CBRE/Hyogo: Open House and Foreign Worker System Seminar to be held on October 22nd at "Rene Logi Kobe Port Island"
  • Mitani Computer launches AI-powered WMS "W-KEEPER AX" and demonstrates it at EC General Exhibition.
  • TC Shinko Real Estate / Seeking tenants for "AS-LOGI Ayase" in Kanagawa Prefecture and "AS-LOGI Suzuka" in Mie Prefecture.
  • Colliers will hold an open house for its logistics facility in Atsugi City, Kanagawa Prefecture on October 22nd and 23rd.
  • Daito Kentaku and Nippon Logistics Facilities to complete a logistics facility near the "Sayama-Hidaka IC" in Saitama Prefecture in February 2027.
  • CREDO / Saitama Prefecture "CREDO Kazo" Preview Event to be held on October 20th and 21st
  • NEC and NBC Information Systems to hold "Affordable DX" seminars on October 14, 23, and 27.
  • Daito Kentaku and Japan Logistics Facilities to complete a logistics center near the "Samukawa Kita IC" in Kanagawa Prefecture in April 2027.
  • Mitsubishi Estate / Open House for "LogiCross Osaka Taisho II" on October 20th and 21st
  • CBRE will hold an open house and recruitment strengthening seminar at "CPD Tokai Chita" in Aichi Prefecture on October 15th and 16th.
  • CBRE / Short-term contracts also available. Open house to be held on October 15th at the (tentative name) Kawanishi Logistics Center in Hyogo Prefecture.
• NEXCO Central Japan: ETC outage resolved; emergency repairs completed at all toll booths (as of 14 PM on the 7th) (February 04) April 7, 2025 3PL/Logistics company
• NEXCO Central Japan: ETC system failure with no prospect of recovery; tolls to be settled at a later date (as of 4:00 AM on the 7th). (February 04) April 7, 2025 3PL/Logistics company
• Year-end and New Year's holiday: Highway traffic volume of large vehicles decreased by 2%, but congestion increased by 3%. (February 01) January 9, 2025 SCM/Management
• Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism: Joint crackdown on overweight and other vehicle violations in 1 prefecture and 8 other prefectures, the largest such crackdown ever. (February 11) November 8, 2024 3PL/Logistics company
• Chubu region road network / Total length scheduled to be completed in fiscal year 2024: 42.6 km (February 09) September 25, 2024 Logistics facilities
• Nationwide expressways: Traffic congestion during the Obon period increased by 32% compared to the previous year. (February 08) August 20, 2024 3PL/Logistics company
• NEXCO Group to Add 440 EV Fast Chargers in FY2024 and FY2025 (February 04) April 19, 2024 IT/Equipment
• NEXCO Group to Expand Large Vehicle Parking Spaces at Rest Areas by 560 Spaces in 2024 (February 04) April 2, 2024 Logistics facilities
• NEXCO Central Japan/Hokuriku Expressway: Vehicles exceeding weight limits by more than double the legal limit have been prosecuted. (February 03) March 13, 2024 3PL/Logistics company
• NEXCO Central Japan/Intensive construction work on the Tomeihan Expressway between Nagoya-Nishi IC and Ise-Seki IC (February 01) January 18, 2024 3PL/Logistics company
• NEXCO Central Japan/Intensive construction work on the Meiji-Kan Expressway "Arimatsu IC to Nagoya-Nishi JCT" (February 01) January 18, 2024 3PL/Logistics company
• Highway operators report a 3% increase in traffic volume and a 16% increase in congestion during the year-end and New Year holidays. (February 01) January 9, 2024 Surveys and Statistics
• NEXCO Central Japan / Increased parking spaces at Shin-Tomei Suruga Bay Numazu SA (outbound) (February 01) January 5, 2024 Logistics facilities
• Expressway companies: To develop relay stations at service areas and parking areas in the medium to long term, based on needs. (February 12) December 26, 2023 3PL/Logistics company
• Nippon Express / Truck alternative transportation in response to railway disruptions caused by disasters (February 12) December 18, 2023 3PL/Logistics company
• Tomei Expressway / Hamamatsu-Nishi Interchange (outbound lane) will be closed at night on January 13th and 14th. (February 12) December 13, 2023 Logistics facilities
• NEXCO Central Japan adds parking spaces at Shizugatake SA and Sugitsu PA on the Hokuriku Expressway. (February 12) December 11, 2023 3PL/Logistics company
• NEXCO Central Japan/Suwa Lake Smart Interchange and access road opening postponed. (February 11) November 8, 2023 Logistics facilities
• NEXCO Central Japan / Johana Smart Interchange on the Tokai-Hokuriku Expressway to open on December 16th (February 11) November 7, 2023 Logistics facilities
• Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism/Centralized crackdown on special vehicles in the Chubu region, 11 vehicles found in violation (February 10) October 12, 2023 Surveys and Statistics
• NEXCO Central Japan and others: Accused of overweighting large trailers by 2.26 times the normal weight. (February 09) September 20, 2023 3PL/Logistics company
• Tokai-Hokuriku Expressway / Closed to traffic between Gifu-Kakamigahara IC and Seki IC for four nights from October 16th to 26th. (February 09) September 15, 2023 Logistics facilities
• NEXCO Central Japan/Tomeihan Expressway to be closed at night for 4 nights starting September 23rd. (February 08) August 22, 2023 3PL/Logistics company
• Intensive construction work on the Tomei Expressway / Severe traffic congestion expected, mainly at night, in the Tokyo metropolitan area during the construction period. (February 07) July 28, 2023 3PL/Logistics company
• NEXCO Central Japan opens first hydrogen station on expressways at Ashigara Service Area (February 07) July 27, 2023 3PL/Logistics company
• NEXCO Central Japan increases parking spaces at service areas and parking areas on the Shin-Tomei Expressway, making double-tethered parking possible. (February 07) July 11, 2023 Logistics facilities
• NEXCO Central Japan predicts severe traffic congestion due to Tomei Expressway renewal construction. (February 06) June 12, 2023 3PL/Logistics company
• Three expressway companies to install approximately 600 large vehicle parking spaces nationwide in fiscal year 2023. (February 06) June 7, 2023 3PL/Logistics company
• Four expressway companies report a 6% increase in average daily traffic volume during Golden Week, but the number of traffic jams remains unchanged. (February 05) May 8, 2023 Surveys and Statistics
• Shin-Tomei Expressway, Isehara-Oyama IC to Shin-Hadano IC / After opening, to promote logistics efficiency (February 04) April 14, 2023 Surveys and Statistics
• Three highway companies and others plan to increase the number of EV fast chargers to approximately 1100 by fiscal year 2025. (February 03) March 29, 2023 Logistics facilities
• NEXCO Central Japan / Traffic restrictions and congestion predicted due to Hokuriku Expressway renewal work. (February 03) March 24, 2023 3PL/Logistics company
• NEXCO Central Japan and SoftBank Honda reach agreement on autonomous driving demonstration experiment. (February 03) March 20, 2023 IT/Equipment
• NEXCO Central Japan / Traffic congestion predicted due to Ise Bay Expressway renewal work (February 03) March 20, 2023 3PL/Logistics company
• NEXCO Central Japan / Traffic congestion predicted due to concentrated construction work on the Meishin Expressway between Komaki IC and Ogaki IC. (February 03) March 2, 2023 3PL/Logistics company
• Tomei Expressway / Traffic congestion expected on the northbound lanes in the Shizuoka section from February 27th. (February 02) February 22, 2023 3PL/Logistics company
• Highway traffic congestion during the New Year's holiday period: only one instance of congestion exceeding 30km. (February 01) January 6, 2023 Surveys and Statistics
• NEXCO Central Japan doubles the number of parking spaces for large vehicles at Shimizu PA (outbound) on the Shin-Tomei Expressway. (February 12) December 7, 2022 3PL/Logistics company
• Traffic congestion on expressways in the Tokyo metropolitan area during the New Year's holiday period / 55km traffic jam on the Tomei Expressway at Ayase on January 3rd (February 11) November 25, 2022 Surveys and Statistics
• NEXCO Central Japan/Demonstration experiment of new traffic congestion prediction using AI on the Chuo Expressway (February 11) November 16, 2022 IT/Equipment
• NEXCO Central Japan/Yokohama-Machida Interchange southbound lanes to extend acceleration lane and change merging procedure (February 11) November 14, 2022 3PL/Logistics company
• Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, etc.: Conducts simultaneous crackdown on special vehicles in the Chubu region; 8 vehicles found in violation. (February 10) October 28, 2022 3PL/Logistics company
• Renewal work underway on the Tomei Expressway between Oimatsuda IC and Gotemba IC. (February 10) October 25, 2022 3PL/Logistics company
• NEXCO Central Japan / Tokai-Hokuriku Expressway Gokayama IC to Oyabe-Tonami JCT section to be widened to 4 lanes. (February 10) October 12, 2022 Logistics facilities
• Highway traffic congestion during the Obon holiday / 46.2km near Uenohara IC on the Chuo Expressway (February 08) August 18, 2022 Surveys and Statistics
• NEXCO Central Japan will begin intensive construction work around Komaki JCT in Aichi Prefecture from September 26th. (February 07) July 5, 2022 3PL/Logistics company
• Tomei Tamagawa Bridge Construction / Traffic congestion due to one lane closure on weekday nights starting July 23rd (February 06) June 7, 2022 3PL/Logistics company
• Three expressway companies are gradually expanding parking spaces for large vehicles at expressway rest areas. (February 04) April 21, 2022 Logistics facilities
• NEXCO Central Japan / Meishin Expressway (Ichinomiya IC to Sekigahara IC) will have continuous lane restrictions day and night. (February 04) April 14, 2022 Logistics facilities
• Shin-Tomei Expressway / Gotemba to Hamamatsu-Inasa: 10th Anniversary of Opening, Logistics Advancement Underway (February 04) April 7, 2022 Logistics facilities
• NEXCO Central Japan/Isewangan Expressway "Kariya Smart IC" to open on March 26th (February 03) March 9, 2022 3PL/Logistics company
• NEXCO Central Japan and others: Vehicles exceeding weight limits by more than double on the Tomei Expressway have been prosecuted. (February 03) March 8, 2022 3PL/Logistics company
• NEXCO East Japan/Central Japan: New Expressway Toll Changes in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area (February 03) March 2, 2022 Logistics facilities
• The Shin-Tomei Expressway between Isehara-Oyama IC and Shin-Hadano IC will open at 3 PM on April 16th. (February 02) February 24, 2022 3PL/Logistics company
• Three highway companies to end automated voice guidance service for traffic information on March 31st. (February 02) February 22, 2022 3PL/Logistics company
• NEXCO Central Japan/Use of off-road parking lots on the Shin-Tomei Expressway to be treated as temporary exit. (February 12) December 24, 2021 3PL/Logistics company
• NEXCO Central Japan / Renewal work on the Tomei Expressway between Tokyo IC and Tomei Kawasaki IC (February 10) October 25, 2021 3PL/Logistics company
• NEXCO Central Japan: Staff member at Meiji-Kanjo Oji consolidated toll gate tests positive for COVID-19. (February 10) October 5, 2021 Logistics facilities
• NEXCO Central Japan: Three toll collectors at Tomei Expressway Atsugi tollgate and other locations have tested positive for COVID-3. (February 09) September 7, 2021 3PL/Logistics company
• NEXCO Central Japan/Chuo Expressway Hachioji Toll Gate Reports of COVID-19 Case (February 08) August 24, 2021 3PL/Logistics company
• Yokohama Aoba Main Line Toll Gate: Due to a surge in infections, only ETC-equipped vehicles are allowed to pass through. (February 08) August 5, 2021 3PL/Logistics company
• NEXCO Central Japan / Chubu Trans-Japan Expressway Yamanashi to Shizuoka section fully opened. (February 07) July 29, 2021 Logistics facilities
• NEXCO Central Japan: Three toll collectors on the Tomei Expressway test positive for COVID-3. (February 07) July 29, 2021 3PL/Logistics company
• NEXCO Central Japan/Tomei Expressway toll collector tests positive for COVID-19 (February 07) July 27, 2021 3PL/Logistics company
• NEXCO Central Japan/Chubu Trans-Japan Expressway fully opened on August 29th. (February 07) July 21, 2021 3PL/Logistics company
• Double-trailer trucks / Parking reservation experiment begins at Shizuoka Service Area on the Shin-Tomei Expressway. (February 07) July 16, 2021 3PL/Logistics company
• NEXCO Central Japan / Shin-Tomei Expressway "Shin-Iwata Smart Interchange" to open at 3 PM on July 17th (February 06) June 25, 2021 3PL/Logistics company
• NEXCO Central Japan: Two COVID-2 cases confirmed at Toyota Minami No. 2 Toll Gate on the Isewangan Expressway. (February 05) May 26, 2021 Logistics facilities
• NEXCO Central Japan and others: Accused of overweight vehicles on the Tomei Expressway. (February 05) May 19, 2021 3PL/Logistics company
• NEXCO Central Japan / Toll booth staff on the Ise Bay Expressway tested positive for COVID-19 (February 05) May 12, 2021 Logistics facilities
• Expressway traffic volume during Golden Week was halved compared to 2019, but doubled compared to the previous year. (February 05) May 6, 2021 Surveys and Statistics
• Times24 provides parking reservation system for logistics companies on the Tomei Expressway. (February 04) April 6, 2021 IT/Equipment
• NEXCO Central Japan/Demonstration experiment of parking reservation system for double-trailer trucks (February 03) March 25, 2021 Logistics facilities
• NEXCO Central Japan/Mei-Ni-Kan Expressway opens Nagoya-Nishi JCT to Tobishima JCT section on May 1st. (February 03) March 23, 2021 Logistics facilities
• Times24 provides system for double-trailer truck parking reservation experiment. (February 03) March 17, 2021 IT/Equipment
• NEXCO Central Japan/Coronavirus infection confirmed at Ken-O Expressway Samukawa-Kita tollgate (February 03) March 16, 2021 Logistics facilities
• NEXCO Central Japan / Shin-Tomei Expressway and National Route 138 Bypass to open on April 10th (February 03) March 10, 2021 Logistics facilities

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