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xinhua news agency, beijing, september 12th. japan freight railway company began to suspend the operation of all freight trains on the 11th due to improper behavior of the company's employees such as falsifying data during train wheel safety inspections.

japan freight railway co., ltd. is the largest freight train company in japan and the only company in japan that operates freight trains nationwide. according to the company's report on the 10th, it was found that there were improper procedures in three of its railway yards, and some employees falsified safety inspection data or ignored "unsatisfactory" data during the assembly of freight train wheels.

people walk through the intersection in front of shibuya station in tokyo, japan, on november 15, 2023. photo by xinhua news agency reporter zhang xiaoyu

according to the japan broadcasting association, the ministry of land, infrastructure, transport and tourism of japan has asked the company to conduct an emergency inspection of all its freight trains to ensure the safety of wheel assembly. on the 11th, the japan freight railway company decided to suspend all its trains until safety is confirmed.

according to kyodo news, japan freight railway company plans to resume operations before 24:00 on the 11th and minimize the impact on logistics by increasing the payload of each train car.

due to the suspension of operations of japan freight railway company, some package delivery services have been delayed by at least one day. it is not yet clear what impact this suspension will have on logistics across japan.

yamato holdings, a japanese express delivery giant, said that due to the above problems, some domestic long-distance package deliveries in japan may be delayed by more than one day. japanese logistics companies such as sagawa express, fukuyama express, and seino transport were also affected and apologized to customers for the delays in delivery services.

according to the official website of japan freight railway company, the company was established in 1987 to undertake the privatized freight business of japan national railway company. currently, it operates more than 7,000 freight trains. (li yannan)