Brief: East Japan Railway Co Will Shrink Its Rail Workforce By About 10% Over Coming Years - Nikkei

East Japan Railway

31/08/2022 21:33

Sept 1 (Reuters) - Nikkei:
    * EAST JAPAN RAILWAY CO WILL SHRINK ITS RAIL WORKFORCE BY
ABOUT
10% OVER THE COMING YEARS - NIKKEI
    * JR EAST'S RAIL BUSINESS AIMS TO CUT EMPLOYEE SHARE TO
FEWER THAN
30,000, SAYS PRESIDENT YUJI FUKASAWA - NIKKEI
    * EAST JAPAN RAILWAY AIMS TO SLASH ANNUAL OPERATING COSTS IN
RAIL
BUSINESS BY 100 BILLION YEN FROM FISCAL 2019 LEVELS BY FISCAL
2027 - NIKKEI

Source text https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Transportation/Top-Japan-railway-JR-East-to-cut-4-000-train-jobs-as-commuters-stay-home
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