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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.

30 Years Since the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake

We have reached the 30th year of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake. An increasing number of people of this generation either do not know or do not remember the earthquake. Now that the Nankai Trough earthquake is said to "could come at any time," it is a major mission of PACIFIC CONSULTANTS, which is involved in social infrastructure development, to pass on the memories of the earthquake and utilize them in disaster prevention, disaster mitigation, and BCPs. Managing Executive Officer, Mikiyo YAMADA, Director/Board Member, who was working at the Osaka Branch Office (now Osaka Headquarters) at the time of the earthquake, interviewed Shinichi KITADA of the Osaka Transportation Infrastructure Department's Earthquake Resistance Section, who was forced to live as an evacuee after the disaster in Kobe, while working on restoration and reconstruction.

The Development of the Kansai Economic Zone Paves the Way for Japan's Future

On April 13, 2025, the World Expo 2025 (Osaka-Kansai Expo), Japan, opened with the theme of "Designing a Future Society for Brightening Life." As public-private joint efforts aimed at revitalizing the Kansai economic zone and improving infrastructure move forward in preparation for the opening, PACIFIC CONSULTANTS, centering on Osaka Headquarters is also supporting the Expo and continuing to play a role in developing various infrastructure that will serve as the basis for the future development of the Kansai region. We talked to Yukihiro YAMAMOTO, General Manager of Osaka Headquarters, and Fuminori TOJO, General Manager of the Osaka Marketing & Sales Dept.

We Will Continue to Conduct Recruitment Activities that Support People's Dreams and What They Want to Do

PACIFIC CONSULTANTS won the Bronze Award at the "Job Hunting Review Award 2024". The company was ranked 23rd overall out of approximately 48,000 companies with reviews. We talked to Saho TANAKA and Ryutaro KIDO from the Human Resources Dept., who hold daily discussions and come up with various ideas for how to conduct recruitment activities that are in line with the job hunting students' dreams and what they want to do.

Promoting DE&I to Create a Company where Everyone can Thrive Naturally

PACIFIC CONSULTANTS GROUP has once again declared DE&I (Diversity, Equity & Inclusion) as a management guideline for 2023 and has been working on various initiatives. We asked three people: Shunji TAKANISHI, General Manager of General Affairs Dept. who is the supervisor of promoting DE&I; Kazuhiko OBOKATA, Director General of Land Infrastructure Div. who is in charge of promoting this initiative policy in his jurisdiction; and Momoko ABURAYA, General Manager of Section of the Career Development Sec., who is promoting the DE&I project in Human Resources Dept. about hat do they think about the results and challenges at the current stage, and what measures will they pursue in the future?

<Special Discussion> Ibaraki Robots x PACIFIC CONSULTANTS Tsukuba Research Center

PACIFIC CONSULTANTS, as an official sponsor of the professional basketball team "Ibaraki Robots," is promoting community contribution activities through the Tsukuba Research Center. Atsushi KAWASAKI, President and Representative Director of Ibaraki Robots Sport Entertainment, leading the Ibaraki Robots, and Makoto ICHIYAMA, Director of the Tsukuba Research Center, talked about their efforts to date and future developments.

One Year After the Noto Peninsula Earthquake 2024

At 4:10 p.m. on January 1, 2024, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake occurred in the Noto region of Ishikawa Prefecture. In addition to a seismic intensity of 7 being observed in Wajima City and Shika Town, strong shaking was observed over a wide area of the Hokuriku region, causing severe damage to infrastructure due to landslides, river blockages, road collapses, and uplift in coastal areas. PACIFIC CONSULTANTS has been working on various recovery and reconstruction support activities since the disaster occurred, and is still continuing these efforts. We asked Yoshihiro MORINO, the head of Noto Recornstruction Engineering Office who spearheaded support activities on the site, and Katsuyoshi HAYASHI, General Manager of Hokuriku Branch Office in charge of the site, to look back for one year after the earthquake occurred.