TransportationJR East and ANA post losses amid prolonged pandemic
Tokyo commuter train operator downgrades forecast amid state of emergency
Japan's transport sector faces a grim reality: High COVID numbers and a state of emergency are keeping people off trains and airplanes. (Source photos by Koji Uema and Akira Kodaka)
AKANE OKUTSU and ERI SUGIURA, Nikkei staff writers
January 29, 2021 20:05 JST
TOKYO -- Japan's three major railways posted losses for the April-December period, while All Nippon Airways owner ANA Holdings suffered a net loss of as much as 309 billion yen ($2.95 billion) as the novel coronavirus and its impact prove long-lasting.