Four JR firms log record net losses in April-December period Sorry, but your browser needs Javascript to use this site. If you re not sure how to activate it, please refer to this site: https://www.enable-javascript.com/
Far fewer people than in normal years are seen on a shinkansen platform at Shin-Osaka Station on Dec. 26. | KYODO
Jiji Feb 10, 2021
Four listed Japan Railways Group firms posted record net losses in April-December last year, hit by plunges in revenue from their mainstay transportation services amid the spread of the novel coronavirus.
Of the four, East Japan Railway Co., or JR East, revised down its net loss estimate for the year ending in March from ¥418 billion to ¥450 billion, as passenger demand fell further due to voluntary restrictions on going out that spread among the public following the government’s declaration in January of a state of emergency over the virus.
Travelers on the services are allowed to use the special carriage to speak on the phone, which is discouraged on the rest of the train, and hold online meetings.
Tokyo area last trains to leave earlier from Wednesday Sorry, but your browser needs Javascript to use this site. If you re not sure how to activate it, please refer to this site: https://www.enable-javascript.com/
A JR East staff hold a sign that reads some late-night train services will be suspended at JR Shinjuku Station on Tuesday. | KYODO
Kyodo Jan 19, 2021
Ahead of the changes in departing times of the last trains in the Tokyo area on Wednesday, staff at East Japan Railway Co. called on the people at JR Shinjuku Station on Tuesday to be aware that the last trains will be leaving early.