NEWS FROM THE STANDARD |
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Vodafone Buys 15% Stake in Japan Telecom
Dec 20 2000 12:00 AM PST
Vodafone May Take Stake in Japan Telecom
Dec 11 2000 06:27 AM PST
PROFILE |
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It's a car. It's a plane. It's a bullet train. West Japan Railway, known as JR-West, operates passenger train service in the western part of Japan's main island of Honshu. Its combined conventional and high-speed routes cover 3,100 miles and encompassing 1,200 stations. Transporting passengers between Osaka and Hakata, JR-West's "shinkansen" bullet-train line accounts for about 40% of revenues. Other enterprises include managing real estate, hotels, and department stores, and providing advertisement services. The Japanese government is considering privatizing the JR group of companies, which includes JR-West, East Japan Railway, and Central Japan Railway.
COMPETITION |
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Keihin Electric Express Railway Co., Ltd. (dossier)
Keio Electric Railway Co., Ltd. (dossier)
Tobu Railway Co., Ltd. (dossier)
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FINANCIAL OVERVIEW |
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Fiscal Year-End: March
2000 Sales (mil.): 11,288.40
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 11.4%
Employees: 40,476
Revenue per employee: $278,891.19
KEY PEOPLE |
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Shojiro Nan-ya
CEO
Toshifumi Shiba
CFO
CONTACT INFO |
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4-24, Shibata 2-chome, Kita-ku
Osaka 530-8341, Japan
Phone: 81-6-6375-8981
Fax: 81-6-6375-8919
Online: Web Site
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