Action summary

Company

北条鉄道株式会社Japanese original

Original: 北条鉄道株式会社

Corporate Number: 5140001076459

Entity match

Confirmed entity match100/100Machine checked

source_corporate_number_nta_current_name

国税庁法人番号データとの独立照合で対象法人を確認しました（source_corporate_number_nta_current_name）。

Governing law

Railway Business Act

鉄道事業法

Action type

Administrative Guidance

行政指導

Action date

25 December 2023

Issuing authority

Industry context

鉄道事業者

Violation

Between August 28 and 29, 2023, the Kinki Regional Development Bureau conducted a safety audit of Hojo Railway Co., Ltd. Based on the audit results, the bureau identified issues requiring improvement and issued directives for corrective actions. The company must investigate the root causes, including underlying factors, and implement measures to prevent recurrence. A report on the corrective measures is required by January 25, 2024. The audit findings include: 1. Lack of defined training procedures for personnel contracted for maintenance work, and inadequate management of education and training under Article 11 of the Implementation Standards Management Regulations. The company must establish training procedures and ensure personnel possess necessary knowledge and skills. 2. Non-compliance with track clearance and alignment standards, as inspections in March 2023 did not include proper clearance assessments or necessary adjustments. The company must review recent inspection results, promptly conduct clearance assessments, and carry out necessary adjustments. 3. Failure to perform regular inspections of track displacement at vehicle parking areas and platform gaps and heights at all stations, including Hojo-cho Station. The inspection cycle and methods are not specified in the relevant standards. The company must define inspection cycles and methods, conduct the inspections, and address any issues that hinder safe operations, including revising management systems. 4. Inadequate periodic inspections of crossing safety equipment and interlocking devices at Hojo-cho Station, including button operation status, display conditions, installation, damage, and wiring. The company must promptly address these deficiencies to ensure proper electrical equipment management. The company is required to report on the implementation of these corrective measures by January 25, 2024.

Business location and permit details

Business location address

兵庫県加西市

Legal articles

鉄道に関する技術上の基準を定める省令

Overview page

https://www.mlit.go.jp/nega-inf/cgi-bin/search.cgi?jigyoubunya=tetudou&EID=search&no=107

These fields are extracted from the original Japanese disclosure or linked overview pages when available.

This context is an operational aid for review workflows, not a credit opinion or legal conclusion.

Evidence pack

{
  "record": {
    "id": "1c37d752-bd70-4b94-9e15-c7b97ded1beb",
    "url": "https://regbase.jp/en/enforcement/1c37d752-bd70-4b94-9e15-c7b97ded1beb",
    "company_name_original": "北条鉄道株式会社",
    "company_name_registry": "北条鉄道株式会社",
    "corporate_number": "5140001076459",
    "law": {
      "ja": "鉄道事業法",
      "en": "Railway Business Act"
    },
    "action_type": {
      "ja": "行政指導",
      "en": "Administrative Guidance"
    },
    "authority": {
      "ja": "",
      "en": ""
    }
  },
  "entity_match": {
    "status": "confirmed",
    "confidence": 100,
    "method": "source_corporate_number_nta_current_name",
    "method_label": "source_corporate_number_nta_current_name",
    "notes": "国税庁法人番号データとの独立照合で対象法人を確認しました（source_corporate_number_nta_current_name）。"
  },
  "review": {
    "status": "machine_reviewed",
    "label": "Machine checked"
  },
  "compliance_context": {
    "severity": "Low-medium",
    "actionMeaning": "Administrative guidance or supervision was publicly disclosed by the authority.",
    "practicalNote": "Use as a monitoring signal. Confirm details before treating it as a formal sanction.",
    "lawContext": "Japanese regulatory disclosure under Railway Business Act."
  },
  "evidence": {
    "recordUrl": "https://regbase.jp/en/enforcement/1c37d752-bd70-4b94-9e15-c7b97ded1beb",
    "officialSourceUrl": "https://www.mlit.go.jp/nega-inf/cgi-bin/search.cgi?jigyoubunya=tetudou&EID=search&no=107",
    "officialDocumentUrl": null,
    "archiveUrl": "https://kiroku.today/a/9ac845c549fzkygy",
    "archivedSourceUrl": "https://www.mlit.go.jp/nega-inf/cgi-bin/search.cgi?jigyoubunya=tetudou&EID=search&no=107",
    "archiveCapturedAt": "2026-07-11T06:34:52.181748+00:00",
    "extractedAt": "2026-07-17T09:23:16.529+00:00",
    "translatedAt": "2026-07-10T13:11:05.305+00:00",
    "evidenceCheckedAt": "2026-07-17T09:23:16.463+00:00",
    "generatedAt": "2026-07-24T15:52:58.383Z"
  },
  "limitations": [
    "RegBase aggregates public Japanese government disclosures and does not provide a credit opinion.",
    "English summaries are provided for reference. The original Japanese source is authoritative.",
    "Possible or unresolved entity matches should be manually verified before use in a decision."
  ]
}

The original Japanese disclosure is the authoritative record. Use possible or unresolved matches only as leads for manual review.