Revision to a community-based operating structure centered on 36 business divisions
First written in FY2025. 3 of 4 entries say "Advanced", first in 2026-04-30. Latest entry: FY2026.
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- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「The Company will adopt a two-tier structure comprising 36 business divisions that integrate frontline workplaces with headquarters divisions and branch offices, together with the head office, with each business division serving as the basic management unit for its area of jurisdiction.」
For the 36-business-division structure, whose introduction policy was presented in fiscal 2025, the Company specified the planned transition in July 2026, the integration of frontline workplaces with headquarters divisions and branch offices, and the separation of strategic functions from business execution at head office. - FY2025First statedAnnual report
「The Company will change from the previous structure of 2 headquarters divisions and 10 branch offices to an operating structure comprising 36 business divisions that integrate frontline workplaces with headquarters divisions and branch offices, taking into account the markets and customer usage conditions in each region.」
The Company for the first time explicitly presented a plan to change from the 2-headquarters-division and 10-branch-office structure inherited from the former Japanese National Railways to a structure of 36 business divisions integrating frontline workplaces with headquarters divisions and branch offices.