Who owns Nippon Express?
Nippon Express is owned by NX Holdings (Japan, TSE: 9147).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: NX Group Integrated Report 2026, Nippon Express Holdings, Inc. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- NIPPON EXPRESS HOLDINGS, INC. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇯🇵 Japan, Tokyo
- Origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan, Tokyo
- Category
- Travel & transport › Parcel & freight logistics
- Parent ticker
- TSE: 9147
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Nippon Express
Nippon Express Co., Ltd. is the core Japanese logistics operating company of the NX Group, which the group's own structure page says also includes regional headquarters in the Americas, Europe, East Asia and South Asia and Oceania. The Integrated Report 2026 says the group renewed its group brand and co-located many departments and group companies in a new head office building.
Ownership timeline of Nippon Express
- Current owner NX Holdings [1] reported
Where Nippon Express sits in NX Holdings
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
Open the full NX Holdings ownership tree →
See the full NX Holdings brand portfolio (2) →
Other brands owned by NX Holdings
NX Holdings controls 2 brands on Brandtree, 2 of them in travel & transport.
Also in travel & transport
- cargo-partner (1983)
Other brands in parcel & freight logistics, and who owns them
The 221 brands in parcel & freight logistics on Brandtree belong to 181 owners. The largest is Radiant Logistics, with 5; NX Holdings has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Adcom Express | Radiant Logistics | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Forward Air | Forward Air | 🇺🇸 United States |
| ABF Freight | ArcBest | 🇺🇸 United States |
| C.H. Robinson | C.H. Robinson | 🇺🇸 United States |
| FedEx Express | FedEx | 🇺🇸 United States |
| GLS | IDS | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| InPost | InPost | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg |
| Wilhelmsen Port Services | Wilh. Wilhelmsen Holding | 🇳🇴 Norway |
About the owner: NX Holdings
NX Holdings is a publicly listed company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Brandtree records 2 brands under its control, and it is listed as TSE: 9147.
Nippon Express Holdings is a Tokyo holding company formally established on 4 January 2022, whose NX Group Integrated Report 2026 says it manages and administers group companies in the trucking business and peripheral operations. Its shares are listed on the Tokyo exchange, with 59,481 shareholders. Nippon Express Co., Ltd. is the core operating company, alongside NX NP Logistics and other group companies.
🇯🇵 Nippon Express and other Japanese brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 437 brands that began in Japan. 21 of them (5%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Nippon Express is not one of them.
- "K" Line — K Line 🇯🇵
- AIRDO — RegionalPlus Wings 🇯🇵
- AIT — AIT 🇯🇵
- ANA — ANA Holdings 🇯🇵
- AZ-COM Maruwa — AZ-COM Maruwa 🇯🇵
- Amakusa Airlines — Amakusa Airlines 🇯🇵
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Nippon Express?
The parent company of Nippon Express is NX Holdings, a publicly listed company headquartered in Japan.
Is Nippon Express Japanese?
Yes. Nippon Express originated in Japan and its owner, NX Holdings, is also headquartered in Japan.
Is Nippon Express still owned by NX Holdings?
Yes. As of 5 October 2026, Nippon Express is still owned by NX Holdings. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] NX Group Integrated Report 2026 — Nippon Express Holdings, Inc., Annual report; retrieved 5 October 2026.
Report a correction Opens a pre-filled GitHub issue. See our corrections policy.