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Regional Platforms and Smooth Public-Private Dialogue: Nine Lessons from MLIT's Three-Year Effort
…ng basic information in advance, creating an opening for opinions, presenting the schedule, and showing how serious the authority is . Three-Year Effort Track Record Block Platform Sounding …
Public Facility Management DX: The State of FM System Adoption in Japanese Municipalities
…of tens of thousands of residents, Excel- or Access-based ledgers, and in many cases paper-based management, remain the standard. Pulling together private research and consulting reports, FM…
SCPF Newsletter 2026-06 Public Call Review — Small Concession Trends in the Last 3 Months
…age. The public page lists what is currently open, and as of September 12, 2026 the May 2026 notice is no longer there. At the May 29 receipt of newsletter #5, only about 1.5 months of decis…
Information Asymmetry in Japan's Traditional Townhouse Market — Connecting Individual Purchase to Public Asset Activation
…ghbor networks. By the time an outside buyer accesses a property, a degree of screening has already occurred — properties that reach the open market often signal "no one else is interested, …
Small Concession Case Study: The Reproducibility of Fukuchiyama's Zero-Burden Public Model
…enhouse) + SLIDERS CAFE + craft beer brewing Opening October 2020 (Reiwa 2) Visitor target 20,000 visitors per year (cumulative) Visitor reality Not confirmed in any published document Zonin…
Park-PFI and Park Management Policy 2026 — 203 Parks Reached, TSUNAG and Guideline Updates, and the Coming 20-Year Maturity Problem
…a Park Park-PFI solicitation (for the Hibiya Open-Air Concert Hall reconstruction) received zero bids . That a Park-PFI flagship venue saw no bidders surfaced the system's structural challen…
7 Structural Patterns Behind Closed-School Failures — An Operator Bankruptcy in Toho Village and 216 Unused Schools Flagged by the Board of Audit
…hotel, a restaurant and working space, which opened in April 2021 as a symbol of recovery from the Northern Kyushu heavy rain. Toho Village paid about ¥400 million in public money to renovat…
MLIT's Small Concession Guidebook Explained — Three Walls, VFM Exemption, and Contract Risks [May 2026 Release]
…sustainable economic viability. The facility opened in July 2024 (11 months after the operating contract), and several staff have relocated to Hagi City, producing settlement promotion and e…
PFI Guideline 2025 Revision Explained — Three Pillars on Price Adjustment and Private-Sector Proposals
… revision May 10, 2025 Public comment period opens ★ June 4, 2025 ★ Official publication of the revision (Private Finance Initiative Promotion Council decision) September 16, 2025 / correcte…
Three Types of Sounding — Market, Pre, and Trial: How to Use Each【2026 Edition】
…uirements draft is prepared Dialogue content Open-ended opinions and proposals Feedback on specific requirements draft Deliverable Market research report Revised requirements draft Participa…
How to Write a Park-PFI Proposal — Working Backward from the Scoring Criteria [2026 Edition]
…uild "designated park facilities" — publicly accessible park infrastructure such as rest areas, play equipment, multi-use lawns, and walking paths. Public solicitation guidelines specify min…
A Guide to Repurposing Closed Schools for Welfare Operators: Leasing, Building Checks, Subsidies, Designation Standards and Cases [2026 Edition]
…re service facility development and facility opening preparation costs Miharu, Fukushima (case 7) Former Sawaishi Elementary School (FY1971) Welfare farming facility Two companies (lent free…
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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