株式会社西武・プリンスホテルズワールドワイド

On April 24-25, 2025, the Hokkaido Transport Bureau conducted a safety audit of Seibu Prince Hotels Worldwide. The audit revealed issues requiring improvement, leading to an administrative guidance issued on May 23, 2025. The violations include: 1) Failure to take necessary measures despite exceeding standards for low-voltage equipment grounding resistance during conformity inspections based on Article 5 of the Special Ropeway Construction Regulations; 2) Failure to perform magnetic particle testing or color checks at the specified intervals during December inspections of the cable car system, as required by Article 5 of the same regulations. The company is instructed to take corrective actions for the affected equipment, ensure proper maintenance and management to prevent similar issues, and report the measures taken by June 23, 2025.

On April 24-25, 2025, the Japan Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism conducted a safety audit of Seibu Prince Hotels Worldwide. The audit revealed non-compliance with safety standards for cable car facilities, specifically regarding the measurement of grounding resistance and periodic inspection procedures. The company was instructed to take corrective actions, including measures to ensure proper maintenance and management of the cable car facilities, and to report on these measures by June 23, 2025.