Public Facility Management
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Structural Analysis of Japan's Small Concession Three Walls — Revenue Structure Types and Breakthrough Patterns
MLIT's 2026 handbook 'The Case for Small Concessions' identifies three structural barriers: the image wall, the partner wall, and the commercialization wall. This analysis cross-references all 15 cases from the PMC April 2026 seminar to classify Japan's small concession revenue structures — zero-burden type, subsidy-hybrid type, FTK type, and LABV type — and clarifies which conditions align with which type.
Public Asset Utilization Lab — Hypotheses and Scope
An introduction to the Public Asset Utilization Research Lab (ISVD-LAB-005): its problem framing, analytical scope, and methodology. The lab examines PPP/PFI, small concessions, Park-PFI, PFS and related schemes, and the structural difficulties in collaboration among local operators, experts, and municipalities — drawing on primary sources from the Cabinet Office, MIC, MLIT, and MEXT, and on cases from across Japan.
Structural Analysis of Abandoned School Small Concessions — The Institutional–Execution Gap Behind 1,951 Unused Schools
Of Japan's 7,612 abandoned schools, 1,951 remain unused. MEXT officially recommends small concessions, and the 10-year rule eliminates subsidy repayment obligations. Yet schools sit empty. This analysis examines the structural barriers across regulation, funding, and human capital that prevent the simplest form of PPP from being implemented.
The Structural Gap in Priority Review Regulations — Behind the 82% Adoption Rate Lies a System That Doesn't Work
Japan's Cabinet Office has promoted Priority Review Regulations for PPP/PFI adoption, achieving an 82.1% adoption rate among cities with 200,000+ residents. Yet a structural gap exists between adoption and actual implementation. This analysis cross-references population-stratified data, Ministry of Internal Affairs surveys on institutional hollowing, and pioneering cases to quantify why regulations exist but fail to function.