“Overseas Railway Consulting” (Japanese title: Kaigai Tetsudo Consulting), a book whose editorial committee included Kazuyasu Kondo, Director of Oriental Consultants Global Co., Ltd. (OC Global); Takashi Shimizu, Senior Advisor (Sanyo) of the O&M Office; Hirotoshi Suzuki, General Manager of the O&M Office; and Tsuyoshi Fujii, Senior Advisor (Joseki Riji), has been published by Seizando-Shoten Publishing Co., Ltd.

Related link: Seizando-Shoten Publishing website (Japanese; the book can also be purchased here)

[From the Seizando-Shoten Publishing website]
In this book, practitioners engaged in overseas railway consulting use actual projects as examples to introduce the little-known work and roles of the profession, and explore the kind of consultant that Japanese companies need in order to participate in overseas railway projects. Readers can deepen their understanding of “railway consultants,” who are indispensable to infrastructure exports and overseas cooperation in the railway sector, from an overall picture of the profession to the nature of the work, the skills required, and future prospects. A must-read for consultants, railway-related businesses, and railway enthusiasts alike.

In addition, the main chapters of the book were written by OC Global’s Junji Shibata, Senior Advisor (Joseki Riji); Kazuhide Nagasawa, Senior Technical Advisor (Riji); Annkay Asakura, Deputy General Manager of Railway Engineering Department 1; Koji Shigetomi, Deputy General Manager of Railway Engineering Department 1; and Takuya Matsumoto, former Senior Project Manager of Railway Engineering Department 2.

Through its writing activities, OC Global contributes to a better understanding of overseas railway consulting.