@ @In a bid to realize safer and more affluent ways of national life toward
the 21st century, the Ministry of Transport will accelerate the development
of new transport technologies for the construction of linear motor cars and
"Techno-Super Liners'93"; and the development and the utilization of man-made
satellites, including multi-purpose transport satellites; developmental research
on the offshore deployment of marine structures.
@ @In addition to forging ahead with research on waterfront telpher railways,
the Ministry of Transport will promote technology development to secure safety
through the production of more intelligent automobiles, and the development
of earthquake prediction and weather forecasting technologies (Fig.
32).