Japanese National Railways

public corporation that operated Japanese national railway network from 1949 to 1987
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Summary

Japanese National Railways is a business[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Japanese National Railways is in the country of Japan[3].
  • Japanese National Railways's instance of is recorded as business[4].
  • Japanese National Railways's instance of is recorded as national railway[5].
  • Japanese National Railways's instance of is recorded as rail company (Japan)[6].
  • Japanese National Railways's founder is recorded as Government of Japan[7].
  • Japanese National Railways's headquarters location is recorded as Marunouchi[8].
  • Japanese National Railways's child organization or unit is recorded as 鉄道技術研究所[9].
  • Japanese National Railways's child organization or unit is recorded as Central Railway Training School[10].
  • Japanese National Railways's child organization or unit is recorded as 日本国有鉄道の地方機関[11].
  • Japanese National Railways's child organization or unit is recorded as Q106664528[12].
  • Japanese National Railways is part of three public corporations and five government enterprises[13].
  • Japanese National Railways's Commons category is recorded as Japanese National Railways[14].
  • Japanese National Railways's industry is recorded as public transport[15].
  • June 1, 1949 marks the founding of Japanese National Railways[16].
  • Japanese National Railways was dissolved in April 1, 1987[17].
  • Japanese National Railways's location of formation is recorded as Tokyo[18].
  • Japanese National Railways's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Japanese National Railways[19].
  • Japanese National Railways's product or material produced is recorded as rail transport[20].
  • Japanese National Railways's replaces is recorded as Ministry of Railways[21].
  • Japanese National Railways's replaced by is recorded as Hokkaido Railway Company[22].
  • Japanese National Railways's replaced by is recorded as East Japan Railway Company[23].
  • Japanese National Railways's replaced by is recorded as Central Japan Railway Company[24].
  • Japanese National Railways's replaced by is recorded as West Japan Railway Company[25].
  • Japanese National Railways's replaced by is recorded as Shikoku Railway Company[26].
  • Japanese National Railways's replaced by is recorded as Kyushu Railway Company[27].

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Founding

Japanese National Railways's founder is recorded as Government of Japan[7]. June 1, 1949 marks the founding of it[16]. Its location of formation is recorded as Tokyo[18].

Identity

Japanese National Railways's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '日本国有鉄道'}[28]. It is part of three public corporations and five government enterprises[13]. Short names include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'JNR'}[29] and {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '国鉄'}[30].

Operations

Japanese National Railways's headquarters location is recorded as Marunouchi[8]. Subsidiaries include 鉄道技術研究所[9], a research institute[31], in Japan[32], headquartered in Hikarichō[33]; Central Railway Training School[10], a 企業内学校[34], in Japan[35]; 日本国有鉄道の地方機関[11], a branch office[36]; and Q106664528[12].

Industry

Japanese National Railways's industry is recorded as public transport[15].

Ownership

Japanese National Railways's product or material produced is recorded as rail transport[20].

Dissolution

Japanese National Railways was dissolved in April 1, 1987[17].

Why It Matters

Japanese National Railways has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Location of formation → Tokyo
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