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Park-PFI in 2025: Reviewing the Year's Awards and Regional Application Patterns
… not statistically established market rates. Use estimates and comparable records appropriate to the target facility, location and business when preparing a project plan. Distinguish these a…
Park-PFI and Park Management Policy 2026 — 203 Parks Reached, TSUNAG and Guideline Updates, and the Coming 20-Year Maturity Problem
…d wanting the latest policy state and points of contention. Researchers and practitioners : comparing park management policy, international models, and expert critiques. Read alongside Park-…
7 Structural Patterns Behind Closed-School Failures — An Operator Bankruptcy in Toho Village and 216 Unused Schools Flagged by the Board of Audit
Municipal officials (boards of education, asset management, public facility management): you are about to begin closed-school activation and want to internalize the failure patterns before c…
MLIT's Small Concession Guidebook Explained — Three Walls, VFM Exemption, and Contract Risks [May 2026 Release]
Significance and Position of the Guidebook > Unit costs and amounts in financial examples without a cited source are illustrative assumptions , not statistically established market rates. Us…
Resident Lawsuits and Injunction Cases in PPP/PFI Projects — Legal Risks and Prevention
Legal Structure of Resident Lawsuits Understanding resident lawsuits related to PPP/PFI projects requires grasping the basic structure of the resident lawsuit system. Resident Audit Request …
PPP/PFI FAQ for Private Sector Operators — Entry, Procedures, and Risk Questions Answered
Entry Basics FAQ Q1. What is the market size of PPP/PFI projects? The Cabinet Office revises its PPP/PFI Action Plan each year. The latest, the 2026 revision, aims for 40 trillion yen in pro…
Public Asset Management FAQ for Municipal Officials — 30 Essential Questions Answered
… not statistically established market rates. Use estimates and comparable records appropriate to the target facility, location and business when preparing a project plan. Distinguish these a…
Comparing Closed School Reuse by Use: Survey Counts, Contract Forms in the 47 Casebook Cases, and the Building Standards Act by Use
Counts by Use in the MEXT Survey MEXT's survey counts the main uses of closed schools that are in use, separately for school buildings and gymnasiums. Multiple answers are allowed; the curre…
Three Types of Sounding — Market, Pre, and Trial: How to Use Each【2026 Edition】
…ollective term for informal dialogue methods used by government agencies to consult with private operators when considering the revitalization of public facilities or the design of public-pr…
Abandoned School Mixed-Use Development — The Best Pattern Combining Welfare, Education, and Café [2026 Edition]
What Mixed-Use Means Abandoned school mixed-use development refers to the co-location of multiple functions and uses within a single facility. Rather than a single purpose (welfare facility …
Selling or Leasing a Closed School Under the Statutes: Administrative and Ordinary Property, Council Resolutions, Choosing the Counterparty, Termination, and Lease Terms
Whether a closed school is sold or leased changes both the procedure under the Local Autonomy Act and the content of the contract: whether a council resolution is needed, how the counterpart…
PFI Act vs Park-PFI — Comparing Legal Basis, SPCs, and Project Terms【2026 Edition】
…d Scheme Classification The Act on Promotion of Private Finance Initiative (PFI Act, enacted 1999) is Japan's comprehensive legal framework for involving private capital, management expertis…
READING GUIDE
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Follow a short route through the basics, examples and practical steps. Community groups, researchers and students are welcome.
ROUTE 01
For municipal planning
Start with the basics, then move through cases, process and dialogue design.
- What Is Public Facility Management? Challenges, Concepts, and Next Steps
- Sapporo Yurigahara Park Park-PFI LiLiLi — Sapporo's First Case, Community-Led SPV Park Operation
- The Complete Park-PFI Process — A Four-Year Roadmap from Concept to Opening [2026 Edition]
- Market Sounding for PPP: 8-Item Question Template and Step-by-Step Guide
ROUTE 02
For prospective operators
Understand the system, test viability and prepare a proposal.
- What Is a Small Concession? A Complete Guide for Local Government Officials [2026 Edition]
- Higashi Yuenchi URBAN PICNIC — Kobe Sannomiya Redevelopment and Park-PFI After 8 Years of Citizen-Led Social Experiments
- How to Build a Park-PFI Revenue Plan — With Simulation Template [2026 Edition]
- How to Write a Park-PFI Proposal — Working Backward from the Scoring Criteria [2026 Edition]
ROUTE 03
Learn from setbacks
See how projects stall and which conditions to avoid.
- Abandoned School Reuse Failures — Why Repurposed Schools Become Idle Again: Structural Causes of Withdrawal and Business Collapse
- 5 Patterns of Park-PFI Project Failure — Structural Analysis of Contract Termination, Financial Deterioration, and Resident Opposition
- The Zero-Response Sounding Problem — 5 Reasons Private Operators Don't Participate and How to Fix It