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In Washington D.C. on 27 May 1993, the First Conference on U.S.-Japan
Cooperation in Transportation was held, sponsored by the Japan Transport Economics
Research Center (JTERC). Its purpose was to explore ways in which cooperation
between Japan and the United States could be expanded and improved in the field
of transportation.
This conference was especially meaningful as the first step towards the
realization of U.S.-Japan transport technology cooperation, agreed to at the
U.S.-Japan Summit Meeting in April this year.
Speeches were given by senior officials and experts from the transport authorities,
and people of experience or academic standing on the subject of high-speed railways
before an audience of about 200 representatives of Government, Congress and
major business cooperations of the U.S. and Japan.
The Japanese proposals made at the Conference on the cooperation relating
to transport technology such as high-speed railways attracted a great deal of
attention, because at that time, the Clinton administration was advocating the
importance of improving the transportation infrastructure for the revitalization
of the U.S. economy. (At present, consultations are being made between the U.S.
and Japan to develop the framework of the cooperation in transport technology.
U.S.-Japan transport technology specialist meetings will be held after a framework
agreement is reached.)
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