Japan Freight Railway Company

Overview

• Industryrail freight transport¹
• HeadquartersSendagaya¹
• Founded inTokyo¹
• Websitewww.jrfreight.co.jp/en
• Legal formSpecially designated public corporation, kabushiki gaisha¹

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Japan Freight Railway Company (Japanese: 日本貨物鉄道株式会社, Hepburn: Nippon Kamotsu Tetsudō Kabushiki-gaisha), or JR Freight (JR貨物, Jeiāru Kamotsu), is one of the seven constituent companies of Japan Railways Group (JR Group). It provides transportation of cargo nationwide throughout Japan. Its headquarters are in Shibuya, Tokyo near Shinjuku Station.²

Corporate structure

Japan Freight Railway Company is part of a group headed by Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency. 10 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Japan Freight Railway Company reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

• Kuroi Station
• Takamatsu Station
• Toyokawa Station

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.¹

Leadership

Who has led Japan Freight Railway Company, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

• Chief executive officerShin Inukai 2022 to now¹
• Chief executive officerKoichi Shingai 2018 to 2022¹
• Chief executive officerShuji Tamura 2012 to 2018¹
• Chief executive officerMasaaki Kobayashi 2007 to 2012¹
• Chief executive officerNaohiko Ito 1999 to 2007¹
• Chief executive officerYoshio Kaneda 1997 to 1999¹
• Chief executive officerYasushi Tanahashi 1993 to 1997¹
• Chief executive officerMasashi Hashimoto 1987 to 1993¹

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

• Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency

Owners

• Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency 100%

Subsidiaries

• Japan Freight Liner Company
• Sendai General Railway Department

Also owns

• Kuroi Station
• Takamatsu Station
• Toyokawa Station

From Wikidata.¹

Acquisitions

1. Succeeded Japanese National Railways¹

Timeline

1. 2022New chief executive Shin Inukai becomes CEO¹
2. 2018New chief executive Koichi Shingai becomes CEO¹
3. 2012New chief executive Shuji Tamura becomes CEO¹
4. 2007New chief executive Masaaki Kobayashi becomes CEO¹
5. 1999New chief executive Naohiko Ito becomes CEO¹
6. 1997New chief executive Yoshio Kaneda becomes CEO¹
7. 1993New chief executive Yasushi Tanahashi becomes CEO¹
8. Apr 1, 1987Founded Founded in Tokyo¹
9. 1987New chief executive Masashi Hashimoto becomes CEO¹

Links

• Websitewww.jrfreight.co.jp¹
• Websitewww.jrfreight.co.jp/en¹
• X (Twitter)x.com/JR_FREIGHT_1987¹
• YouTubewww.youtube.com/channel/UC3TOMUfmd0poPodVC5sgcwQ¹
• WikipediaJapan Freight Railway Company
• More imagesWikimedia Commons
• WikidataQ1190669