Impact of Natural Disasters and Terrorism on the Railway Business
First written in FY2016. 16 of 26 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2026.
Central Japan Railway Company moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2026.
0 other companies' latest entry also says "Worsened".
- FY2026WorsenedAnnual report
「The Group's businesses, particularly its railway operations including the Tokaido Shinkansen, may be significantly affected by natural disasters such as earthquakes, torrential rain, typhoons and volcanic eruptions, terrorist attacks and outbreaks of infectious diseases, which may affect the Group's financial position, business results and cash flows.」
The Company expanded the examples of natural disaster risks to explicitly include torrential rain and volcanic eruptions, broadening the external factors covered. - FY2025RestatedAnnual report
「The Group's businesses, particularly its railway operations including the Tokaido Shinkansen, may be significantly affected by natural disasters such as earthquakes and typhoons, terrorist attacks and outbreaks of infectious diseases, which may affect the Group's financial position, business results and cash flows.」
The Company continues to identify the impact of natural disasters, terrorism and infectious diseases on the railway business as a risk. - FY2025-H1RestatedAnnual report
「During the interim consolidated accounting period, there were no new business risks or material changes to the business risks described in the securities report for the previous fiscal year.」
The Company states that there have been no material changes to the existing risks related to natural disasters, terrorism and other factors. - FY2024-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「During the six-month cumulative period, there were no new business or other risks, nor any material changes to the business or other risks described in the securities report for the previous fiscal year.」
The Company states that there have been no material changes to the existing risks related to natural disasters, terrorism and other factors. - FY2023-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「During the nine-month cumulative period, there were no new business or other risks, nor any material changes to the business or other risks described in the securities report for the previous fiscal year.」
The Company states that there have been no material changes to the existing risks related to natural disasters, terrorism and other factors. - FY2023-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「During the six-month cumulative period, there were no new business or other risks, nor any material changes to the business or other risks described in the securities report for the previous fiscal year.」
The Company states that there have been no material changes to the existing risks related to natural disasters, terrorism and other factors. - FY2023-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「During the three-month cumulative period, there were no new business or other risks, nor any material changes to the business or other risks described in the securities report for the previous fiscal year.」
The Company states that there have been no material changes to the existing risks related to natural disasters, terrorism and other factors. - FY2022-Q3MitigatedAnnual report
「The Company worked to restore services promptly on the Chuo Main Line between Nagiso and Shiojiri and the Iida Line between Omi and Hiraoka and between Ina-Matsushima and Tatsuno, which were damaged by heavy rain in August 2021. Services resumed across the entire Chuo Main Line on 3 September last year and across the entire Iida Line on 15 November last year.」
Following the heavy rain in August 2021, services resumed across the entire Chuo Main Line and Iida Line, including the sections of the Iida Line that had remained out of service through the previous period. - FY2022-Q2MaterialisedAnnual report
「The Company worked to restore services promptly on the Chuo Main Line between Nagiso and Shiojiri and the Iida Line between Omi and Hiraoka and between Ina-Matsushima and Tatsuno, where services had been suspended following damage caused by heavy rain in August 2021. Services resumed across the entire Chuo Main Line on 3 September, while services resumed on the Iida Line on the section excluding Ina-Shimmachi to Tatsuno on 23 August.」
The impact of the heavy rain in August 2021 on railway transport actually materialised. Services resumed across the entire Chuo Main Line and on the Iida Line, except for certain sections. - FY2021-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「The Company worked to restore services promptly on the Takayama Main Line and Iida Line, which were damaged by the July 2020 Heavy Rains. Services resumed across the entire Takayama Main Line on 23 July and across the entire Iida Line on 28 September.」
The Company reconfirms the resumption of services across the entire lines affected by torrential rain. There has been no new change in the outcome of measures addressing natural disaster risks. - FY2021-Q2MitigatedAnnual report
「The Company worked to restore services promptly on the Takayama Main Line and Iida Line, which were damaged by the July 2020 Heavy Rains. Services resumed across the entire Takayama Main Line on 23 July and across the entire Iida Line on 28 September.」
Although torrential rain affected transport on the Takayama Main Line and Iida Line, services resumed across the entire lines on 23 July and 28 September, respectively. - FY2020WorsenedAnnual report
「The Group's businesses, particularly its railway operations including the Tokaido Shinkansen, may be significantly affected by natural disasters such as earthquakes and typhoons, terrorist attacks and outbreaks of new infectious diseases, which may affect the Group's financial position, business results and cash flows.」
In addition to natural disasters and terrorism, the Company explicitly identifies outbreaks of new infectious diseases as a risk that may affect the railway business. - FY2020-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「During the nine-month cumulative period, there were no new business or other risks, nor any material changes to the business or other risks described in the securities report for the previous fiscal year.」
The Company states that there have been no material changes to the existing risks related to natural disasters and terrorism. - FY2020-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「During the six-month cumulative period, there were no new business or other risks, nor any material changes to the business or other risks described in the securities report for the previous fiscal year.」
The Company states that there have been no material changes to the existing risks related to natural disasters and terrorism. - FY2019-Q3MitigatedAnnual report
「The Company worked to restore services promptly on the Takayama Main Line, which was damaged by the July 2018 Heavy Rains and on which services had been suspended on part of the line, and resumed services across the entire line on 21 November last year.」
Following the suspension of services on the Takayama Main Line caused by torrential rain, services resumed across the entire line, eliminating the impact on transport caused by the damage. - FY2019-Q2MaterialisedAnnual report
「The Takayama Main Line was damaged by the Heavy Rains of July 2018 and services were suspended on the Hida-Kanayama–Gero, Hida-Hagiwara–Hida-Osaka and Hida-Furukawa–Inotani sections. The Company worked on early restoration and resumed train services in stages by 11 August on all sections except the Sakaue–Inotani section.」
The impact of natural disasters on railway facilities and transport actually materialised, resulting in the suspension of services on part of the Takayama Main Line. - FY2019-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「During the three-month cumulative period, there were no new business or other risks, nor any material changes to the business or other risks described in the securities report for the previous fiscal year.」
The Company states that there have been no material changes to the existing risks related to natural disasters and terrorism. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「The Group's businesses, particularly its railway operations including the Tokaido Shinkansen, may be significantly affected by natural disasters such as earthquakes and typhoons, terrorism and other events.」
The Company continues to identify the impact of natural disasters and terrorism on the railway business as a risk and is advancing measures including seismic reinforcement, derailment and deviation prevention, and countermeasures against heavy rain and falling rocks. - FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「The Tokaido Shinkansen, which currently fulfils this role, marked its 50th anniversary in October 2014. Given the long time required to build and complete railway lines, the Company has reached a point where it must consider fundamental preparations for future deterioration due to ageing and large-scale disasters.」
The Company continues to regard fundamental preparations for ageing-related deterioration of the Tokaido Shinkansen and large-scale disasters as important issues. - FY2018-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Based on a new implementation policy that expanded the scope of earthquake countermeasures to the entire line, the Company worked on measures to prevent derailments and deviations.」
Based on the implementation policy extending earthquake countermeasures to the entire line, the Company continues to implement measures to prevent derailments and deviations. - FY2018-Q1MitigatedAnnual report
「Based on a new implementation policy that expanded the scope of earthquake countermeasures to the entire line, the Company worked on measures to prevent derailments and deviations.」
Based on the implementation policy extending earthquake countermeasures to the entire line, the Company is advancing measures to prevent derailments and deviations. - FY2017MitigatedAnnual report
「Specifically, based on the damage suffered by other railway lines in the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, the Niigata-ken Chuetsu Earthquake and the Great East Japan Earthquake, the Company completed the necessary seismic reinforcement of the Tokaido Shinkansen's bridge piers and completed seismic reinforcement of elevated bridge columns and embankments, except for some areas related to development projects and other matters.」
The Company states that seismic reinforcement of the Tokaido Shinkansen's bridge piers has been completed, as has reinforcement of elevated bridge columns and embankments, with some exceptions. - FY2017-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「The Tokaido Shinkansen, which currently fulfils this role, marked its 50th anniversary in October 2014. Given the long time required to build and complete railway lines, the Company has reached a point where it must consider fundamental preparations for future deterioration due to ageing and large-scale disasters.」
The Company continues to regard preparations for ageing-related deterioration of the Tokaido Shinkansen and large-scale disasters as important issues. - FY2017-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「During the six-month cumulative period, there were no new business or other risks, nor any material changes to the business or other risks described in the securities report for the previous fiscal year.」
The Company states that there have been no material changes to the existing risks related to natural disasters and terrorism. - FY2017-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「During the three-month cumulative period, there were no new business or other risks, nor any material changes to the business or other risks described in the securities report for the previous fiscal year.」
The Company states that there have been no material changes to the existing risks related to natural disasters and terrorism. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「The Group's businesses, particularly its railway operations including the Tokaido Shinkansen, may be significantly affected by natural disasters such as earthquakes and typhoons, terrorism and other events.」
The Company identifies earthquakes, typhoons and terrorism as risks to the railway business and is advancing measures including seismic reinforcement and derailment and deviation prevention.