Transportation-Tourism & Meteorology in Japan

海外運輸協力協会

平成8年度

CONTENTS

1 Administration of Ports and Harbours

2 Organizations responsible for Improvement and Management of Ports and Harbours

3 Classification of Ports aid Harbours

(1)Designated Major Port

(2)Major Port

(3)Local Port

(4)Port of Refuge

(5)Other Ports

4 Traffic on Sea

5 Improvement of Ports, Harbours and Seacoasts

(1)Basic Directions for Improving Ports and Harbours

(2)Basic Directions for Improving Seacoasts

6 Development of Port and Harbour Technology

SHIPBUILDING

1 Current Situation of the Shipbuilding Industry

2 Technological Development

(1)Development Research of the Techno Super Liner

(2)Development Research of the High Reliability Vessel Propulsion Plant

(3)Development Research In Response to Environmental Issues

RAILWAYS & URBAN TRANS-PORTATION

1 Japan Railway (JI) Companies

(1)Passenger Railway Companies and Freight Railway Company

2 Trends in Rail Transportation

1. Trends In Passenger Transportation

(1)JR

(2)private railway Companies

2.Trends in Freight Transportation

3 Shinikansen

(1)Tokaido-Sanyo Shinkansen

(2)Tohoku Shinkansen

(3)Joetsu Shinkansen

4 Urban Railways

(1)Subways

(2)Monorail and New Traffic System

5 Activation of Bus Traffic

(1)Desirable Activation of Buses

(2)Advancing Construction of Urban New Bus System

6 Fulfillment of Railway Transportation Service

(1)Improvement In Convenience and Comfortableness

(2)Fulfillment of Services in Response to New Needs

7 Promotion of Railway Improvement

(1)Basic Direction for Railway Improvement

8 Promotion of Technology Development in Railways

(1)Development of Superconductivity Magnetic Levitation Railway.

(2)Normal-Conductivity Magnetic Levitation Type Railway

(3)Increase of the Speed of Railway

CIVIL AVIATION

1 Status of Air Transportation in Japan

2 Airport Management

(1)Airport Classification.

(2)Construction and Management

(3)Navigational Aids and CIQ Facilities

(4)Airport Terminal Buildings

(5)Cost

3 Airport Improvement

(1)Towards the Formulation of the Seventh 5-Year Plan for Airport

Improvement

(2)Improvement of the New Tokyo International Airport (Narita)

(3)Offshore Development Project for Tokyo International Airport

(4)Development of the Kansai International Airport

(5)Other Airport Improvement

4 Technological Development for Safe Navigation

(1)Air Traffic Control System Using Multi-Functional Transport

Satellite

(2)Aircraft Collision Avoidance System

(3)Microwave Landing System

TOURISM

1 Tourism Administration in Japan

2 Japan National Tourist Organization

3 International Tourism

(1)Japanese Overseas Travel

(2)Foreign Arrivals In Japan

4 Reception Services for Foreign Visitors

(1)Tourist Information Services

(2)Relief from Language Problems

(3)Home Visit System

(4)Development of International Tourism In Local Areas

(5)Reduction of Travel Costs

METEOROLOGY

1 Overview of the Activities of the Japan Meteorological Agency

2 Information services of Meteorological end Oceanographic Phenomena

3 Observations on Meteorological and Oceanographic Phenomena

(1)Meteorological Observations from Space

(2)Upper-air Observations

(3)Weather Radar Observations

(4)Surface Observations

(5)Oceanographic and Marine Meteorological Observations

4 Climate Program

(1)Climate Monitoring/Observation

(2)Climate Research

5 International Cooperation in Meteorological Services

(1)Cooperation through the World Meteorological Organization (WMO: Geneva)

(2)Expert Service and Training

6 Outline of Organization Chart of Ministry of Transport