A group of several regional railway operators established by the privatization of Japan National Railways. JR Group is made of 7 companies: East Japan Railway Company (JR East), West Japan Railway Company (JR West), Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central), Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu), Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido), and Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku), as well as other organizations like JR Freight and Railway Technical Research Institute.
