Ministry of Railways (Japan)
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The Ministry of Railways (Japan) was the former government ministry responsible for overseeing and managing Japan’s national railway system before its postwar reorganization.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ministry of Railways (Japan) canonical | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former government agency
ⓘ
government ministry ⓘ |
| classification |
infrastructure ministry
ⓘ
transport ministry ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| dissolvedInContextOf | postwar reorganization of Japanese government ministries ⓘ |
| field |
infrastructure management
ⓘ
railway administration ⓘ transport policy ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | executive branch of Japan ⓘ |
| hadAuthorityOver |
national railway policy in Japan
ⓘ
railway safety regulation in Japan ⓘ railway standards in Japan ⓘ railway tariffs and fares in Japan ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
prewar Japan
ⓘ
wartime Japan ⓘ |
| industry | rail transport ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Empire of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Japan
ⓘ
Tokyo ⓘ |
| mainFunction |
coordination of rail transport policy
ⓘ
management of state railways ⓘ planning of railway network ⓘ |
| oversaw |
government-owned railways in Japan
ⓘ
national railway network of Japan ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Government of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | central government of Japan ⓘ |
| predecessorOf | postwar transport administration bodies of Japan ⓘ |
| reorganizedAfter | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
Japan’s national railway system
ⓘ
railway construction in Japan ⓘ railway operation in Japan ⓘ railway regulation in Japan ⓘ |
| scope | nationwide ⓘ |
| sector | public sector ⓘ |
| status | defunct ministry ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Cabinet of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | national ministry ⓘ |
| usedLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
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