The Land, Infrastructure and Transport Ministry has decided not to sell its remaining equity stakes in East Japan Railway Co., West Japan Railway Co. and Central Japan Railway Co. this fiscal year, sources close to the case said Tuesday.
The ministry planned to start selling its stakes in the three railways after a new law to fully privatize the firms was implemented Sunday.
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