ＪＲ３社、２年連続通期赤字へ　九州は減益、需要回復遅れ―２２年３月期

　ＪＲ東日本、東海、西日本、九州の２０２１年９月中間連結決算が２日出そろい、純損益は４社ともに赤字だった。２２年３月期もＪＲ九州を除く３社が２年連続で赤字に陥る見通し。新型コロナウイルスの感染拡大を受けた緊急事態宣言の延長などで旅客需要の回復が滞り、苦しい経営環境が続く。
　ＪＲ九州は２日、２２年３月期の純利益予想を従来の１２９億円から３４億円に引き下げた。残る３社の純損益予想はＪＲ東が１６００億円の赤字、ＪＲ東海が３００億円の赤字、ＪＲ西が最大１１６５億円の赤字と厳しい数字が並んだ。（2021/11/02-20:22）

Three of the four listed Japan Railways Group firms expect to incur group net losses for the second straight year in fiscal 2021, which ends next March, in the face of the prolonged novel coronavirus crisis, according to their earnings reports released by Tuesday.
   A recovery in passenger demand remains slow amid the pandemic.
   Of the three firms, East Japan Railway Co. , or JR East, estimates its fiscal 2021 net loss at 160 billion yen while Central Japan Railway Co. , or JR Tokai, puts its loss at 30 billion yen. West Japan Railway Co. , or JR West, projects a net loss of between 81.5 billion yen and 116.5 billion yen.
   Kyushu Railway Co. , or JR Kyushu, lowered its fiscal 2021 group net profit forecast to 3.4 billion yen from 12.9 billion yen.
   For the April-September first half, all four companies were in the red, with net loss coming to 145.2 billion yen at JR East, 44.4 billion yen at JR Tokai, 68.6 billion yen at JR West and 2 billion yen at JR Kyushu.