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Japan Railway Journal S4E12 — Shinano Railway: Managing the Risks of the Next 30 Years

Japan Railway Journal•Season 4•Episode 12

Shinano Railway: Managing the Risks of the Next 30 Years

Sep 21, 201828 min

In 2016, Shinano Railway (a third sector company operating in Nagano Prefecture) welcomed an executive from a major insurance company as their new president. While the company is currently doing well, a decreasing population coupled with increasing labor costs and the need to renew the

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Ryo Takagi

Ryo Takagi

Self - Professor, Kogakuin University

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Episode Summary

"Shinano Railway: Managing the Risks of the Next 30 Years" is episode 12 of Japan Railway Journal season 4. It aired on September 21, 2018.

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