Japan Railways Group

JR Rail Pass The Japan Railway (JR) is the main railway company that owns and operates the once government owned. They offer a rail pass called the JR Rail Pass, for tourists visiting Japan. Users can use almost all JR line’s trains for an unlimited amount of times. JR also owns and operates around 70% of Japan’s railway network. The pass are divided in six different passes. First the passes are grouped in three different travel lengths, they are 7, 14 & 21 days. These then are all divided up into

Prof: Pardo P.D. Name: LE Hoang Minh ID: 12413242 10K Analysis: JR East I/ INTRODUCTION East Japan Railway is a private public transportation company. It is one of the largest passenger railway company on Earth. Founded after the division and privatization of Japan National Railway (JNR) in 1986, nowadays, JR East has become a leading company in providing transportation service; and is usually referred to as "Japan's symbol of modernization". In other words, the company's strongest asset

"Those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it" is one that deserves more focus. One might ask, "Why?" The answer is the fact that countless events in history have been overlooked and forgotten. Such is the case of the Thai- Burma Railway also known as the "Death Railway", a line between Bang Pong and Thanbyuzayat. This, in and of itself is a tragedy. The inhuman conditions of thousands of POW's as they labored in the Thai-Burma jungle during World War II is something that should never be forgotten

were objected by the US and Britain. In the final settlement Japan acquired somewhat, but lost a good deal of trust and status in Britain and also the United States. They were an example of foreign imperialism as a result of it was a trial by Japan to overcome China whereas they were too weak to resist. The Chinese people replied with a boycott of Japanese goods; Japan's exports to China declined forty percent. Britain was insulted and Japan was no longer trusted

Although there were certain differences between Japan and Russia with regard to the role of state in economic development during the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, they were very similar in their movement to abolish feudalism and the construction of industrial projects. Despite these similarities they were different in their success rate by the end of this period of industrialization. Both the Japanese and Russian government passed legislation that would assure the abolition of feudalism

Meiji Japan Political Changes By Natalie Starkoff Introduction The Meiji Restoration, an important era in Japanese history, saw the abolition of the feudal system of the Tokugawa period and political changes which contributed to the modernisation of Japan. The political leaders in the late Tokugawa period with the main source of power were the shogun and daimyo as the emperor was only a head figure. The new political system that was introduced in the Meiji period had a great effect on Japan completely

the economy of many counties worldwide, including Japan. Thus, many sought for imperialism as the answer, such as the Western power and Japan. Japan targeted China, planning on taking advantage of the turmoil that was taking place inside the country, greatly devastating the country by military power. Watching closely over the feud between the Chinese Nationalists and Communists, Japan waited for the perfect opportunity. (Beck et. alt. 481) - Japan invasion of Manchuria, China that started on 18 September

All the financing, sourcing, bidding management and construction of the project are decided by MOR internally7. Eventually, the power centralized into three people – former Minister of Railways Liu Zhijun, former railway ministry chief engineer Zhang Shuguang and former China Railway & Communication Group Corp. Chairman Ma Cheng. Liu Zhijun, who had the main leadership responsibility for the accident and acted as the executive sponsor, was sacked and detained in Feb, 2011, before it happened, being

the Burma-railway) describes furthermore the racism the Japanese showed towards other races. The Japanese treated women no better, comfort women were used as ‘things’ instead

The Tokyo railway station building is located in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan in the Marunouchi business district. The station which acts as Tokyo’s main intercity terminal is served by the Tokyo Metro network, Japan Railways’ regional commuter lines as well as the Shinkansen high speed railway lines. The Tokyo Station also has a reputation of being the busiest station in the country, judging by the number of trains it serves per day; approximately three thousand trains in one day. Furthermore, the train