{"id":156586,"date":"2023-09-07T13:22:38","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T04:22:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=156586&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2023-09-07T13:22:38","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T04:22:38","slug":"declining-population-hits-jr-kyushus-revenue","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/declining-population-hits-jr-kyushus-revenue\/","title":{"rendered":"Declining Population Hits JR Kyushu\u2019s Revenue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">JR Kyushu reported a 6 billion yen operating loss in 2022 for train lines with fewer than 2,000 average daily riders. The decline is largely attributed to a decreasing local population and the impact of COVID-19. However, there are signs of recovery in tourist areas and on the Kyushu Shinkansen, where revenue and ridership have shown notable increases. <\/span><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jrkyushu.co.jp\/company\/info\/data\/senkubetsu.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">JR Kyushu<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \/ <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nikkei.com\/article\/DGXZQOJC065490W3A900C2000000\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nikkei<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-154643\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/fnn_takeshita-jr-train_2023_WEB.jpg?resize=1400%2C1050&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Declining Population Hits JR Kyushu\u2019s Revenue\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/fnn_takeshita-jr-train_2023_WEB.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/fnn_takeshita-jr-train_2023_WEB.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/fnn_takeshita-jr-train_2023_WEB.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/fnn_takeshita-jr-train_2023_WEB.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">free weekly newsletter <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Now<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this <\/span><b>form<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JR Kyushu reported a 6 billion yen operating loss in 2022 for train lines with fewer than 2,000 average daily riders. The decline is largely attributed to a decreasing&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":154644,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-156586","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-kyushu","news-category-business","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/156586","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=156586"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/154644"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=156586"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=156586"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}