Fiscal
year in Japan is from April I to March 31 of the next year.
2.
Ton-kilometer
and passenger-kilometer are statistical units denoting the total
volume of transport. Ton-kilometer is the product of the weight of
freight transported (tons) and the distance of its transportation
(kilometers). Passenger-kilometer is the product of the number of
passengers transported and the dis-trance of their transportation
(kilometers).
3.
The
volume of freight and passenger transport does not include the volume
of transport by light motor vehicles. Light motor vehicle is four-wheeled
car with total displacement up to 0.55 liter.
4.
JNR
stands for Japanese National Railways. Shinkansen is a bullet train
system which has been operated by JNR since 1964.