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Weaving Technology Together, Creating the Future

In October 2022, a Chief Technical General Manager System was introduced with the start of the FY72nd. Chief Technical General Manager leads the technical fields of PACIFIC CONSULTANTS and is responsible for formulating the PACIFIC CONSULTANTS's overall technical strategy, promoting orders and creating new businesses by leveraging high-level specialized skills, and fostering an organizational culture that emphasizes quality and technology. We interviewed three Chief Technical General Managers, Ryoji HIRAKAWA, Kenji SASAKI, and Hirokazu ICHIKAWA, about their past efforts and future prospects.

社会インフラサービスのプロ集団、新体制へ！震災を経験した社長の「着眼大局、着手小局」

創立75年、日本のインフラ整備を戦後復興の時代から支えてきたパシフィックコンサルタンツは2026年1月、ホールディングス体制へ移行した。大本修社長に新体制への覚悟を聞く。

The Future of Regions and Community Development Envisioned by our Kyushu Headquarters

It has been 10 years since the Kumamoto earthquake, an unprecedented event in the history of Japan, in which a series of violent tremors of intensity 7 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale occurred at the same time. PACIFIC CONSULTANTS Also Kyushu Branch Office (Kyushu Headquarters from October 2025) has played a part in the restoration and reconstruction project headed by (Kyushu from October 2025), which aims to "revitalize and create a safe and secure Kumamoto". In the Kyushu region, which is prone to natural disasters such as earthquakes, typhoons, and floods, PACIFIC CONSULTANTS plays an increasingly important role in disaster prevention and mitigation, as well as in social infrastructure services that support the local economy and the lives of citizens. We interviewed Takuya NAGATA, head of Kyushu Headquarters, and Takuro NAKANO, formerly of General Manager, Kyushu Branch Office and Senior Counselor, to find out how they will contribute to the development of the region as Kyushu Headquarters.

"Producing the Future" Through Co-Creation with Private Companies

In October 2025, coinciding with the start of the 75th fiscal year, PACIFIC CONSULTANTS established a new Solution Business Division. This new organization will work alongside private companies aiming to solve increasingly complex and diverse social issues and provide new value, to design and consider commercialization of customer-centric solutions and also support its implementation as a business. What exactly is the solution business that our company provides, and what is our goal for the future? We spoke with Director General - Kumiko KAJII and General Manager of Business Design Dept.- Daisaku TANAKA to find out.

15 Years Since Great East Japan Earthquake

March 2026 marks 15 years since the unprecedented Great East Japan Earthquake. Immediately after the disaster, PACIFIC CONSULTANTS decided to unite the entire company in its support of the affected areas, with support teams rushing to the Tohoku Branch Office from across the country. They carried out a massive scale and number of restoration and reconstruction projects in various locations, sometimes holding face-to-face discussions with local residents. Hiroaki ITO, General Manager of Tohoku Branch Office, Makoto KIMURA, Executive Manager, and Takahiro HORIAI, General Manager of Tohoku Land Infrastructure Dept. discussed how the Tohoku Branch Office led the effort and how it plans to build on its success and contribute to the region in the future.

Establishment of the River Basin Sediment Management Research Area at Kyoto University's Disaster Prevention Research Institute

In October 2025, PACIFIC CONSULTANTS established the "River Basin Sediment Management Research Area" as an endowed research Dept. at Kyoto University's Disaster Prevention Research Institute. The new research organization, "RiSM" (River Basin Sediment Management Lab.), has already begun operations, and has set an ambitious research theme that is unprecedented worldwide: "aiming to develop efficient and effective landslide prevention technologies through dynamic river management." The four faculty members in charge, Professor Hirofumi TAKEBAYASHI and Lecturer Masato KUWAHARA, along with our Representative Director, President Executive Officer Osamu OMOTO, and Chief Technical General Manager Ryoji HIRAKAWA, discussed future research and the outlook for social implementation.

Maximizing the Group's Strengths and Walking Toward the Realization of the Statement

Since establishment for over the past 70 years, PACIFIC CONSULTANTS GROUP has contributed to the development of various social infrastructures and has made strides toward the realization of a sustainable society where everyone can live with peace of mind. In January 2026, we embarked on a new group business portfolio management with an establishment of new PACIFIC CONSULTANTS HOLDINGS CO., LTD. We asked Osamu OMOTO, who assumed the position of Representative Director of the company, about the aims and his thoughts as a representative of the company.

From Disaster Prevention to Resilience Engineering

There is a high probability of a major Nankai Trough earthquake occurring. The Shikoku region, which would be hit particularly hard by widespread, powerful tremors and tsunamis, is expected to experience up to 260,000 casualties, damage to approximately 620,000 buildings, and the evacuation of approximately 1.27 million people. Shikoku Branch Office, which is on the front lines of this disaster, is taking various measures, including establishing a Shikoku Technical Section in 2024 and hosting study sessions with Professor Wataru SHIRAKI of Kagawa University, who chairs the Shikoku Nankai Trough Earthquake Countermeasures Strategy Council. The professor Wataru SHIRAKI and Hiroshi MORISAKI, Technical Executive Manager of Osaka Headquarters, Yosuke TANAKA of the Shikoku Technical Section at Shikoku Branch Office and Kazuto MATSUDA, also in the same section, discussed what efforts will be needed in the future to prepare for a major Nankai Trough earthquake.

Designing the Future with Intellectual Property Strategies

In October 2024, PACIFIC CONSULTANTS launched the Advanced Technology Center as an organization specializing in technological development functions. Obtaining intellectual property rights (patents) not only enhances a company's credibility as proof of high technological capabilities, but also contributes significantly to improving corporate value and strengthening its financial base by creating new businesses and securing licensing income. We talked to Shigeto KOUMURA, Director of Advanced Technology Center; Takehiro KIMORI, who is in charge of overall intellectual property strategies in the Technology Strategy Sec. and Kazuto KOMATSUBARA, who is responsible for creating new intellectual property businesses, about the current state of intellectual property strategies and future initiatives.

We Aim to Utilize Diverse Human Resources, to Enhance our Business Portfolio, and Take on the Role of Resolving Increasingly Complex Social Issues

To achieve its Group Vision 2030, PACIFIC CONSULTANTS GROUP has formulated its "Medium-Term Management Plan 2028 - Transformation and Growth, Shaping the Future Together," which will begin in October 2025. The basic policies of the Medium-Term Management Plan 2028 are "Contributing to a Sustainable Society," "Enhancing Diverse Human Resources," and "Strengthening the Group's Management Foundation." As a pioneer in social infrastructure services, the Group aims not only to predict the future, but also to create a "Future with Hope" with its imagination and implementation capabilities. Representative Director, President Executive Officer, Osamu OMOTO shares the vision behind the Medium-Term Management Plan 2028.

"Nation-wide Movement Statistics" Supports the Operation of the Osaka-Kansai Expo

Since its opening on April 13th, the World Expo 2025, Osaka, Japan (Osaka-Kansai Expo.) has been bustling with visitors from Japan and abroad every day. Many private companies are providing free support to the operation of the venue as suppliers of equipment and services. PACIFIC CONSULTANTS is also providing technology for human flow analysis using big data. We spoke with Tominori TOKIDA, General Manager of DX Business Promotion Dept. Digital Service Div., about what can be learned from this human flow analysis and how it can be used in the future.

Livening Up the Kanda Festival as a Member of the Local Neighborhood Association

PACIFIC CONSULTANTS relocated the Headquarters from Seiseki-Sakuragaoka in Tama City, Tokyo, to its current location in September 2015. This move also meant becoming a member of the Kanda Nishikicho 3-chome Neighborhood Association, known as the "Neighborhood Association closest to the Imperial Palace in Kanda" and the "Birthplace of Japan's first university (the University of Tokyo)," a distinctive educational district with many schools and campuses. The long-established neighborhood association is also committed to preserving the local tradition of the Kanda Festival, and PACIFIC CONSULTANTS is also participating in these activities. Terue KAMINO and Masanori IWATA of Architecture Dept., who have been actively involved in the festival since the relocation, Mizuki YASHIRO of Tunnel Dept. Department, Ryotaro ONUMA of the Architecture Dept., and Miki NAOKI of Aviation Dept. who served as organizer of this year's Kanda Festival, looked back on their efforts.

As a Strong Organization with Shared Values, We Take on the Challenge of Solving Unseen Social Issues

PACIFIC CONSULTANTS has established six values that it hopes to uphold in its corporate activities. These have made explicit what had previously remained tacit knowledge as "what makes us PACIFIC CONSULTANTS." By sharing common values, we strive to be "strong individuals," "strong teams," and "strong companies" that bring new value and change to society. We interviewed Akiko ISHIZAKI and Azusa MOTOHASHI, who worked with the management team in Corporate Strategy & Planning Dept. to put these values into words, how they approached the issue, and what results they have achieved.

東大教授と問う気候変動時代の社会インフラ考。示すべきは義務感を超えた「未来のありたい姿」

気候変動の影響で記録的な猛暑や豪雨が珍しくなくなるなかで、社会インフラのあり方が根本から問われている。気候変動研究の第一人者である江守正多とパシフィックコンサルタンツの梶井公美子が、未来のレジリエントな社会構築について語り合った。

The 4th World Bosai Forum was Held

World Bosai Forum 2025 (World Bosai Forum 2025, hereafter WBF2025) was held in Sendai City from March 7 to 9, 2025. More than 5,000 people from 34 countries participated in total and actively exchanged opinions to promote the implementation of Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction. PACIFIC CONSULTANTS supported the establishment of the Forum and has been active as a corporate supporter since then, holding sessions and exhibiting a booth during the event. The World Bosai Forum's Prof. Yuichi ONO, who is Representative of Board of Directors of WBF2025 and Deputy Director of International Research Institute of Disaster Science, Tohoku University, and Kazuhiko OBOKATA, Director General of Land Infrastructure Div., PACIFIC CONSULTANTS, and Yukiko YANO, International Sustainability Promotion Dept., Global Company talked about their reflections on WBF2025 and efforts for disaster prevention.