Nippon Express

Nippon Express Co., Ltd. (日本通運株式会社, Nippon Tsūun Kabushiki-gaisha; Nittsu) is a global logistics services company. It is based in Tokyo, Japan and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Nippon Express Holdings [ja].^[1]

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Nippon Express Co., Ltd.
Logo used since 2022
Headquarters in Chiyoda, Tokyo
Native name	日本通運株式会社
Romanized name	Nippon Tsūun Kabushiki-gaisha
Company type	Subsidiary
Traded as	TYO: 9062
Industry	Logistics
Founded	June 1872; 153 years ago (1872-06)
Headquarters	Izumichō, Chiyoda, Tokyo , Japan
Owner	Nippon Express Holdings [ja]
Website	www.nittsu.co.jp

As of December 31, 2023, its major shareholders include The Master Trust Bank of Japan (14.5%), Custody Bank Of Japan (7.4%), Asahi Mutual Life Insurance (6.4%), Sompo Japan Insurance (4.1%), and Nippon Express Employees' Shareholding Association (4.6%).

In Japan it is commonly known as 'Nittsu', and some of Nippon Express subsidiaries include 'Nittsu' in their names.

At the end of 2013, Nippon Express Co., Ltd. bought 67 percent of Panasonic Logistics, which is owned by Japanese electronics group Panasonic Corp.^[5]^[6]

Nippon Express indicated in September, 2017, its plan to raise 100 billion yen^[7] in debt capital over two years to consolidate several warehouses in the Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya regions. The company also planned to install labor-saving equipment, and to build transit warehouses in overseas locations, such as Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia.

On January 4, 2022, the company implemented a new brand identity, in accordance with the transition to a holding company structure in the same month. The company has used "NX," the shortened form of NIPPON EXPRESS, as the group brand.

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