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.

Governance Reformation for "Change and Growth"

At PACIFIC CONSULTANTS, the management team is working together to reform governance in order to adapt to the dynamic changes in society and achieve PACIFIC CONSULTANTS GROUP's vision of "Producing the Future." Through governance reformation, the company has reviewed its Executive Officer System and delegated authority in order to make management's decision and execution faster and more effective. In addition, as an unlisted company, the company has newly established a Voluntary Nomination and Remuneration Committee as a healthy "self-check function for management." We have talked to three Outside Director who are driving these reformation together with us, Ryota MIURA, Sakon UDA, and Makiko OTSUKA, about the current situation of the company's governance reformation and PACIFIC CONSULTANTS' future as it strives for "Change and Growth."

Accelerating Regional GX with Municipal Power Producers and Suppliers (PPS) as the Core

Pacific Power was established in 2015 as a wholly owned subsidiary of PACIFIC CONSULTANTS to promote Regional Power Producers and Suppliers (PPS) business. The company aims to explore new regional management styles with local governments through the retail and wholesale of electricity, heat supply and heat utilization, and related businesses, and to link this to regional development. We have already established 17 companies of Municipal Power Producers and Suppliers (PPS) and are currently developing various activities to realize a regional version of GX (Green Transformation) that realizes decarbonization along with economic growth, with the Municipal Power Producers and Suppliers (PPS) as the core of our activities. To learn more about Pacific Power's history and future goals, we interviewed Michiko GOUZU, a member who is the President since the beginning of establishment, Shunsuke MUTA, General Manager of Solutions Marketing & Sales Dept., and Kenji MATSUDA, General Manager of Business Planning Dept.

Giving Shape to PACIFIC CONSULTANTS' New Challenge

In October 1, 2024, PACIFIC CONSULTANTS' website was completely renewed. When you open the page, you will be struck by a scene of a woman standing gazing at the sea. In order to convey PACIFIC CONSULTANTS' thoughts on this complete renewal, we decided to create a branding movie. It shows a woman performing contemporary dance in front of the vast sea and on the rooftop of a high-rise building at night in a big city. It conveys our thoughts on what we are trying to deliver to the future after more than 70 years of history. We has asked the Corporate Strategy & Planning Dept., Corporate Communications Sec., and the production team about how this unique branding movie was created.

Aiming to Become a Global Company

Under the management strategy of "Company-wide Globalization," PACIFIC CONSULTANTS has removed the barriers between domestic and overseas markets and is actively expanding its business on the world stage. The company is steadily building its foundations by establishing a new organizational structure befitting a global company and realizing the acquisition of PADECO Co., Ltd., an international development consulting company that has expanded into various businesses around the world as our subsidiary. We have asked the President and Representative Director, Osamu OMOTO, about why the company is now aiming to become a global company.