Chapter 7 Transportation in International Community.
7. 1 Economic Cooperation
The amount of Official Development Assistance (ODA) in 1978 registered
a 55.5% increase in terms of dollars compared to 1977. At the July 1978 Summit
Conference held in Bonn, West Germany, Japan announced that it would endeavor
to double its ODA in three years. Japan is trying to achieve that goal and is
also making efforts to enhance the quality of assistance. In transportation,
also. Japan is making its contribution through technical cooperation and monetary
aid.
Figure 8 shows the FY1978
achievements in development survey projects. (These projects involve compiling
development plans and submitting feasibility reports on comprehensive development
programs for regions or society at the request of developing nations.)
Figure 9 shows FY1978 monetary cooperation programs for various transport
projects.
7. 2 Promotion of International Understanding Through Tourism
In 1978, the number of overseas travelers on a global level recorded a 6.4%
increase over the previous year (according to estimates by the World Tourism Organization
(WTO)). However, Japanese overseas travelers registered an even higher growth
of 1 2%. On the other hand, the number of foreign tourists who visited Japan in
1978 showed an increase of only I % due to the impact of the high yen value. (See
Table 10.) On a regional basis the share of tourists from Asia registered
3 7%. surpassing that from North America (35%) for the first time.
(See Table 11.)
The increase in Japanese tourists has created some problems at overseas tourists
sites. To prevent these problems the Japanese Government has expanded the information
and guide services offered by the Japan National Tourist Organization. It is also
studying concrete measures to strengthen supervision and guidance over travel-agencies.
Finally, Table 12 shows some
of the main destinations of Japanese tourists.
