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| As we face the 21st century, Japan now encounters a difficult economic situation, one that it has not experienced for a long time. One of the causes seen for this situation stems from a failure of various functions and systems implemented after the war to rebuild the Japanese economy that no longer match the times. Presently, Japan is continuing to explore with the aim of transferring over to a socioeconomic system appropriate for the 21st century. In order to make this transition, we are looking change our transport system-one of the major active components of Japan's economic society as part of the 'growing pains'-to something more befitting the times. This report looks to pinpoint the current trends and consider what kinds of transport systems are most suitable in response to the changing needs. It places particular importance on new policy response that goes beyond the frame of existing policies and indicates the fundamental direction to be taken for comprehensive transport policy at the beginning of the 21st century. |
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About Council
for Transport Policy Report No. 20
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| On October 19 2000, the Council for Transport Policy submitted a report entitled, "About the fundamental direction of a synthetic traffic policy in the beginning of the 21st century -innovation of the mobility urged to a change of economic society-" to the Minister of Transport. The report indicated the fundamental direction of comprehensive transport policies up until 2010 based on the conditions Japan faced as it approached the 21st century calling for a change in its economic society. The Council for Transport Policy had submitted reports every ten years since 1971, followed by the year 1981 and 1991, before this report all covering similar policy direction. |
| Council Process |  General Sub-Committee Chairman, Mr. Sugiyama hands Mr. Morita, Minister of Transport, the report |
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| 1999 | ||||
| May 20 | 22nd General Assembly (consultation) 19th General Sub-committee Meeting (establishment of 4 sub-committees to review planning, environment, distribution and long-term transport demand forecasts) |
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| Sept 6 | Invitation for opinions from the public (1 time). Open to March 31 the following year. | |||
| 2000 | ||||
| June 8 | 20th General Sub-committee Meeting (mid-term reports from each sub-committee) | |||
| June 9 | Second invitation for opinions from the public (until Aug 31) |
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| Oct. 19 | 21st General Sub-committee Meeting (report) | |||
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