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The East Japan Railway Company, also known as JR East , is a Japanese rail transport company that was founded on April 1, 1987 . It is a Kabushiki gaisha, a type of legal classification in Japan , and is headquartered in Shibuya, Japan . The company is a subsidiary of Japan Railways Group, Mizuho Bank, and The Master Trust Bank of Japan .
JR East operates several subsidiaries, including Japan Transport Engineering Company, Tokyo Monorail, JR Bus Tōhoku, Union Construction Company, Yamanote Line, Ariake Station (Nagano), and Tokky . The company also owns JEF United Chiba, JTB Corporation, and UQ Communications .
With a workforce of 73,063 employees , JR East competes with companies like Keisei Electric Railway . The company's stock is traded on the Tokyo Stock Exchange under the symbol 9020.T .
JR East maintains an active online presence through its official websites in multiple languages , as well as social media accounts on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and YouTube .
