Research Institutes National Institute for Land and Infrastructure Management  http://www.nilim.go.jp/english/eindex.htm Public Works Research Institute   http://www.pwri.go.jp/eindex.htm Public Corporations Japan Highway Public Corporation (Nihon Doro Kodan)   http://www.jhnet.go.jp/english_new/index.html Metropolitan Expressway Public Corporation   http://www2.mex.go.jp/profile/guide_english/index.html Hanshin Expressway Public Corporation   http://www.hepc.go.jp/english/index.html Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Authority   http://www.hsba.go.jp/e-index.htm Foundations and Associations Organization for Road System Enhancement (ORSE)    http://www.orse.or.jp/english/ Vehicle Information and Communication System (VICS)   http://www.vics.or.jp/english/index.html Highway Industry Development Organization (HIDO)  http://www.hido.or.jp/ITSHP_e/ ITS Japan  http://www.its-jp.org/english/