List Of Stations Opened By Petition In Japan
In Japan some railway stations were built in response to a petition of the local governments or companies near the new station etc., and the railway company did not bear all construction costs. These are called in Japanese. This article lists some of these stations. The first station opened by petition on a JR line was Higashi-Koganei Station on the Chūō Main Line, which was opened in 1964 before privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR). This station is located close to a commemoration hall. Shinkansen stations Sorted by opening year * 1 * * * * 1 * * * * * 2 * :1 A station already existed on the Tōkaidō Main Line. :2 A station already existed on the Sanyō Main Line. JR lines other than Shinkansen Stations opened after privatization of JNR JR Hokkaido * Ōasa * Shinrin-Kōen * Hoshimi * Sapporo Beer Teien * Hokkaidō-Iryōdaigaku * Shin-Fuji * Midorigaoka * Nishi-Rubeshibe * ROYCE' Town * Nayorokōkō * Hokkaido Ball Park Station (Under construction ...
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Local Government
Local government is a generic term for the lowest tiers of public administration within a particular sovereign state. This particular usage of the word government refers specifically to a level of administration that is both geographically-localised and has limited powers. While in some countries, "government" is normally reserved purely for a national administration (government) (which may be known as a central government or federal government), the term local government is always used specifically in contrast to national government – as well as, in many cases, the activities of sub-national, first-level administrative divisions (which are generally known by names such as cantons, provinces, states, oblasts, or regions). Local governments generally act only within powers specifically delegated to them by law and/or directives of a higher level of government. In federal states, local government generally comprises a third or fourth tier of government, whereas in unitary state ...
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