CONTENTS


PART I  General Outlook of Transport Economy in FY 1978

CHAPTER 1. Economic Trends and Transportation Activities
　 1.1 World Economy
　 1.2 Japanese Economy
　 1.3 Transportation
　 1.4 Balance of Payments
　
CHAPTER 2. Freight Transport
　 2.1 International Freight Transport
　 2.2 Domestic Freight Transport
　
CHAPTER 3. Passenger Transport
　 3.1 International Passenger Transport
　 3.2 Domestic Passenger Transport
　
CHAPTER 4. Transport Facilities
　 4.1 Public Investment
　 4.2 Private Equipment Investment
　 4.3 Information System
　
CHAPTER 5. Trend of Transport Business and Reconstruction of Japanese National Railways (JNR)
　 5.1 Performance of Transport Business
　 5.2 Transport Rates and Subsidies
　 5.3 Current State of Transportation Labor
　 5.4 Reconstruction of JNR
　
CHAPTER 6. Traffic Safety, Disaster Prevention, Environmental Preservation and Adaptation to New Sea Rules
　 6.1 Traffic Safety
　 6.2 Disasters and Countermeasures
　 6.3 Environmental Preservation
　 6.4 New Sea Order, and Improvement and Expansion of Sea Patrols
　
CHAPTER 7. Transportation in International Community
　 7.1 Economic Cooperation
　 7.2 Promotion of International Understanding Through Tourism
　

PART II  Transportation Under Limited Energy

CHAPTER 1. Stringent Energy Situation and Transportation
　 1.1 International Energy Environment and Supply and Demand of Energy in Japan
　 1.2 Energy Consumption Trend in Transportation
　
CHAPTER 2. Formation of Energy-Saving Transport System
　 2.1 Basic Energy Problems in Transportation Administration
　 2.2 Switching to Transport System of Energy-Saving Type
　 2.3 Energy-Saving Measures of Each Method of Transportation
　
CHAPTER 3. Establishment of Basic Conditions for Stable Energy Supply
　 3.1 Establishment of Stable System of Transporting Energy Resources to Japan
　 3.2 To Ensure Safety of Domestic Energy Transport
　 3.3 Construction of Energy Ports and Expansion of Energy Stockpiling
　 3.4 Development of Energy Resources in Ocean
　

Appendix

Appendix A. Organization of the Ministry of Transport
Appendix B. Domestic Freight Transport by Transport Mode
Appendix C. Domestic Passenger Transport by Transport Mode
Appendix D. Japan's International Transport
Appendix E. Changes in Number of Car Holdings in Japan