Japan Freight Railway Company

Japanese railway company
Organization rail_company_japan Q1190669
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Japan Freight Railway Company

Summary

Japan Freight Railway Company is a rail company[1]. It draws 123 Wikipedia views per month (rail_company_japan category, ranking #9 of 61).[2]

Key Facts

  • Japan Freight Railway Company was a member of Japan Railways Group[3].
  • Japan Freight Railway Company is in the country of Japan[4].
  • Japan Freight Railway Company's image is recorded as EH800-1 (No 2 end) Kita-Fuchu 20140620.JPG[5].
  • Japan Freight Railway Company's instance of is recorded as rail company (Japan)[6].
  • Japan Freight Railway Company's instance of is recorded as public company[7].
  • Japan Freight Railway Company's main regulatory text is recorded as Act on Passenger Railway Companies and Japan Freight Railway Company[8].
  • Japan Freight Railway Company's owned by is recorded as Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency[9].
  • Japan Freight Railway Company's logo image is recorded as JR logo (freight).svg[10].
  • Japan Freight Railway Company's headquarters location is recorded as Sendagaya[11].
  • Japan Freight Railway Company's chief executive officer is recorded as Shin Inukai[12].
  • Japan Freight Railway Company's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 133980186[13].
  • Japan Freight Railway Company's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no93015830[14].
  • Japan Freight Railway Company's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA02506259[15].
  • Japan Freight Railway Company's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00342266[16].
  • Japan Freight Railway Company's child organization or unit is recorded as Q11509167[17].
  • Japan Freight Railway Company's child organization or unit is recorded as Q11509168[18].
  • Japan Freight Railway Company's child organization or unit is recorded as Q11509169[19].
  • Japan Freight Railway Company's child organization or unit is recorded as Q11509170[20].
  • Japan Freight Railway Company's child organization or unit is recorded as Q11509171[21].
  • Japan Freight Railway Company's child organization or unit is recorded as Q11509166[22].
  • Japan Freight Railway Company's part of is recorded as Japan Railways Group[23].
  • Japan Freight Railway Company's Commons category is recorded as JR Freight[24].
  • Japan Freight Railway Company's industry is recorded as rail freight transport[25].
  • +1987-04-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Japan Freight Railway Company[26].
  • Japan Freight Railway Company's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/020l2r[27].

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Founding

+1987-04-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Japan Freight Railway Company[26]. Its location of formation is recorded as Tokyo[28].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '日本貨物鉄道株式会社'}[29] and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Japan Freight Railway Company'}[30]. Its part of is recorded as Japan Railways Group[23]. Short names include {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'JR貨物'}[31], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'JR Freight'}[32], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'JRF'}[33].

Leadership

Japan Freight Railway Company's chief executive officer is recorded as Shin Inukai[12].

Operations

Japan Freight Railway Company's headquarters location is recorded as Sendagaya[11]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency[34]. Subsidiaries include Q11509167[17], a branch office[35], in Japan[36], founded in 1987[37]; Q11509168[18], a branch office[38], in Japan[39], founded in 1987[40]; Q11509169[19], a branch office[41], in Japan[42]; Q11509170[20], a branch office[43], in Japan[44], founded in 1987[45]; Q11509171[21], a branch office[46], in Japan[47], founded in 1987[48]; and Q11509166[22], a branch office[49], in Japan[50], founded in 1987[51].

Industry

Japan Freight Railway Company's industry is recorded as rail freight transport[25].

Ownership

Japan Freight Railway Company's owned by is recorded as Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency[9].

Why It Matters

Japan Freight Railway Company draws 123 Wikipedia views per month (rail_company_japan category, ranking #9 of 61).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]

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  6. [9] . annual securities report. disclosure2.edinet-fsa.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  8. [11] . jrfreight.co.jp. Retrieved . jrfreight.co.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  10. [13] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  28. [29] . jrfreight.co.jp. jrfreight.co.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [30] . jrfreight.co.jp. jrfreight.co.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [31] . jrfreight.co.jp. jrfreight.co.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [32] . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [52] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [53] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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