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Railway Technologies & Services Japan Market Study JULY 2019 © Copyright EU Gateway | Business Avenues The information and views set out in this study are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official opinion of the European Union. Neither the European Union institutions and bodies nor any person acting on their behalf may be held responsible for the use which may be made of the information contained therein. The contents of this publication are the sole responsibility of EU Gateway | Business Avenues and can in no way be taken to reflect the views of the European Union. The purpose of this report is to give European companies selected for participation in the EU Gateway | Business Avenues Programme an introductory understanding of the target markets countries and support them in defining their strategy towards those markets. For more information, visit www.eu-gateway.eu. EU Gateway to Japan Central Management Unit Japan Market Study July 2019 Submitted to the European Commission on 22 July 2019 Railway Technologies & Services - Japan Market Study - Page 3 of 143 Table of contents LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ........................................................................................................................................ 7 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................................................. 9 2. WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF JAPAN? .......................................................................................... 18 2.1 POLITICAL OVERVIEW OF JAPAN ............................................................................................................. 19 2.2 ECONOMIC OVERVIEW OF JAPAN............................................................................................................. 20 2.3 TRADE OVERVIEW BETWEEN EU AND JAPAN ........................................................................................... 23 3. MARKET OVERVIEW & EU ENTRY OPPORTUNITIES IN JAPAN .................................................................... 26 3.1 THE JAPANESE RAILWAY TECHNOLOGIES & SERVICES INDUSTRY ............................................................ 26 3.1.1 Historic Overview ............................................................................................................................ 26 3.1.2 Market Overview ............................................................................................................................. 38 3.1.3 Japanese Railway Companies ....................................................................................................... 41 3.1.4 Railway Business Trends ............................................................................................................... 47 3.1.5 Procurement Insights ...................................................................................................................... 57 3.2 ROLLING STOCK AND LOCOMOTIVES ....................................................................................................... 70 3.2.1 Market Overview ............................................................................................................................. 70 3.2.2 EU Entry Opportunities .................................................................................................................. 84 3.3 RAILWAY INFRASTRUCTURE, SERVICE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE ...................................................... 86 3.3.1 Market Overview ............................................................................................................................ 86 3.3.2 EU Entry Opportunities .................................................................................................................. 92 3.4 RAILWAY COMMAND, CONTROL AND COMMUNICATIONS ........................................................................... 95 3.4.1 Market Overview ............................................................................................................................ 95 3.4.2 EU Entry Opportunities ................................................................................................................... 99 3.5 RAILWAY SECURITY, SAFETY AND CRISIS PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT ............................................ 101 3.5.1 Market Overview .......................................................................................................................... 101 3.5.2 EU Entry Opportunities ................................................................................................................. 106 4. REGULATIONS ................................................................................................................................................... 109 4.1 TECHNICAL RAILWAY STANDARDS ........................................................................................................ 109 5. ANNEXES ................................................................................................................................................ 113 BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT TO THE RAILWAY INDUSTRY IN JAPAN .................................................................. 113 LIST OF JAPANESE RAILWAY EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS ........................................................................ 131 IMPORTANT BIBLIOGRAPHY ......................................................................................................................... 138 USEFUL CONTACTS IN JAPAN ..................................................................................................................... 141 Railway Technologies & Services - Japan Market Study - Page 4 of 143 List of Figures Figure 1: © Abenomics Targeting GDP of JPY 600 trillion, Cabinet of the Prime Minister website ........................................................................................................................ 21 Figure 2: © Inward FDI in Japan as of End 2017, JETRO .......................................................... 22 Figure 3: © Trade Flows Total Goods with Japan, 2008-2018, European Commission .............. 23 Figure 4: © Trade Imbalance in Railway Segment between EU and Japan................................ 25 Figure 5: © Shinagawa Station in 1885....................................................................................... 27 Figure 6: © 1000 type subway train 1927, Japan Subway Association ....................................... 28 Figure 7: © English Subway Map of Tokyo ................................................................................. 29 Figure 8: © Present & Future Shinkansen Tracks 2018, Environmental and Energy Study Institute ....................................................................................................................... 30 Figure 9: © E7 Model Hokuriku Shinkansen ............................................................................... 32 Figure 10: © H5 Model Hokkaido Shinkansen, Aomori Tourist Agency ...................................... 33 Figure 11: © The Newest E956 Model Tohoku Shinkansen ....................................................... 34 Figure 12: © N700A series on Tokaido Shinkansen Line, JR Central ......................................... 35 Figure 13: © 7-Minute Miracle, City of Tokyo .............................................................................. 36 Figure 14: © Maglev Road Map, Abenomics, website of the Prime Minister ............................... 37 Figure 15: © L0 series Maglev train with 12 cars at Yamanashi Test Track, Saruno Hirobano .. 38 Figure 16: © Railway Types in Japan ......................................................................................... 39 Figure 17: © Railway Manufacturing Market Value 2017, JARi .................................................. 40 Figure 18: © Takanawa Gateway, the New Yamanote Loop Line Station, JR East ................... 49 Figure 19: © Average Retail Sales per sqm in Stations, Nikkei website ..................................... 50 Figure 20: Rush Hour Commute Crowd Level, Private Railways Big 16 Databook 2015 ........... 52 Figure 21: © Nationwide Suica Cards ......................................................................................... 54 Figure 22: © Welcome Suica Card for Overseas Visitors ........................................................... 55 Figure 23: © Tim Cook Apple Pay Launch in Japan ................................................................... 56 Figure 24: © EU-Japan Railway Industrial Dialogues, G.S., EU, 2014 ....................................... 59 Figure 25: JR East Procurement Results FY2018, JR East Website ......................................... 62 Figure 26: © JR East Procurement Registration Flow, JR East Website .................................... 63 Figure 27: © Rolling Stock and Facilities Procurement Examples, JR East Website .................. 65 Figure 28: © Niigata Transys Winning Yellow LRT Design for Utsunomiya City 2019 ................ 66 Figure 29: © Rerailing System for JR East, Holmatro Industrial Equipment 2019 ...................... 67 Figure 30: Tokyo Metro Website Procurement Results FY2018 ................................................ 68 Figure 31: © Supplier Registration Procedures for Tokyo Metro Procurement, Tokyo Metro Website ..................................................................................................................... 69 Figure 32: Rolling Stock Inventory 2018, Japan Rolling Stock