May 2017 No.77

IDI

Japanese Infrastructure Newsletter

QUARTERLY
InfrastructureDevelopment

Institute—JAPANEnglish site ：https://www.uit.gr.jp/info-portal/en/
Japanese site：https://www.uit.gr.jp/info-portal/

CONTENTS

Web site for urban infrastructure technologies in Japan

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１．Introduction

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２．Site Overview

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３．Tasks Ahead

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Infrastructure Development Institute – Japan (IDI)
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Web site for urban infrastructure technologies in Japan

English site：https://www.uit.gr.jp/info-portal/en/

Japanese site ：https://www.uit.gr.jp/info-portal/
1. Introduction
Japan is an island country with an elongatedcountry. For this reason, the Government of

shape extending in a north-south direction, andand outbound policy. Similar efforts are being

precipitousItsmade in the sector of urban development as

population is concentrated primarily in riverwell, and we are confident that in this process,basins and plains. It is in those limited areas

wewhere Japan’s major cities have developed.

infrastructure technologies to provide support

Japan is also an earthquake-prone country. We

for professionals and business people who havecannot ignore the risk of earthquakes and otherchosen Japan as the base of their activities indisasters in our urban areas. We have received

Asia

warm support and assistance from countries all

development in their respective countries.

geologicalformations.

over the world in the aftermath of natural
disasters such as the Great East Japan
EarthquakeandtheGreat

HanshinEarthquake.
Japanese cities were built by effectivelyutilizing limited areas with emphasis on safety
from disasters. At the same time, consideration
was given to ensuring that large numbers ofpeople can efficiently and comfortably live andpursue activities in such cities.
For

thispurpose,

Japan is engaging in efforts to boost inboundcansufficientlyandexperts

harness

ourengagedinurban

urban

In order to achieve this goal, this website willserve as a portal developed through cooperation
between the City Bureau of the Ministry ofLand, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism(MLIT)ofJapanandcompaniesandorganizations. By providing information on adiverserangeofurban

infrastructuretechnologies in a manner that facilitates easy
access for relevant parties involved in urban
development overseas, and displaying suchvariousurban

information on the map, this site aims to

infrastructure technologies are utilized in theenableimprovement

urban

first-hand our infrastructure and thus gain aninfrastructure and urban development. These

understanding of our urban technologies,

technologies cover a broad range of applications

including intangible aspects.

fromandindividual

maintenancetechnologiesoffor

specific

facilities, etc., to planning, coordination andmanagement

technologies

forefficientconstruction and managing cities in confinedareas.
Tokyo will be hosting the 2020 Olympic andParalympic Games. Japan will become thefocus of global interest and attention, andvisitors

toJapan

toexperience

We hope that by accessing this website andvisiting our country, you will deepen yourunderstandingofJapan’scities

andthetechnologies that support them.
<Site Operator>
The Urban Infrastructure & Technology
Promotion Council

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22. Site Overview
The site provides two main contents.
(i) Urban Infrastructure Technologies pageFor all people (experts) engaged in urban
development, provide a kind of whole catalog oftechnologies, products, solutions etc. offered byJapanese companies.
(ii) Town Walk (Tokyo, Osaka) page
Mainly for general public, presents cases ofurban development and urban infrastructure(transportation, energy, etc.) utilizing urban
infrastructure technologies mapped on Tokyo,
Osaka, and surrounding areas.
Figure 3 shows English site’s top page.
Figure 1 Town Walk (Tokyo) (as of May 2017)

2.1 Urban infrastructure technologies page
URL：

URL:

https://www.uit.gr.jp/info-portal/en/urban-infrastructu･･･Town Walk(Osaka)

https://www.uit.gr.jp/info-portal/category/osaka-en/

re-technologies/
This page presents the technologies, products, etc. of themember companies in seven fields of activities (themes).
<Seven themes>
Theme I

Planning and administration

Theme IIImprovement of disaster prevention

Theme III Reduction of the burden on the environment
Theme IV Smooth movement
Theme Ⅴ Universal design
Theme VI Sophisticated urban space
Theme VII Maintenance and management

In addition, those of technologies, products,etc. presented in those theme-focused pages

Figure 2 Town Walk (Osaka) (as of May 2017)

which have already been introduced in Tokyo,

This page showcases the introduction ofurban development and urban infrastructuretechnologies, products, etc. presented above foreach of Tokyo, Osaka, and surrounding areas.
If there are any relevant technical pages,
they are linked to from the Town Walk pages.
Further, to help tablet and smart phoneusers know their locational relationship withthe target building, etc. the map displays thelocation you are currently at (as of April 2017,32 cases posted in English site and 137 casesin Japanese site).

Osaka, and surrounding areas are linked withrelevant

mapinthe Townwalkpage.

Furthermore, you can refine your search bytechnology names to show the results.
(As of April 2017, a total of 25 technologies
are posted in English site and a total of 124
technologies in Japanese site)
2.2 Town walk page
URL:
https://www.uit.gr.jp/info-portal/category/tokyo-en/･･･Town Walk(Tokyo)

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3. Tasks Ahead
For the time being, we plan to operate thissite till 2020. The first task we need to tackle
to do so is to raise public awareness of this site,
and various activities are under way including
presentation of the site to stakeholders.
Further, we have recently launched our
Facebook page(https://www.facebook.com/uit.portal/)andhave started to provide relevant information,
including comments of staff members freshfrom their town walk and other hot topics. So
don’t miss to visit and check it out our
Facebook page, too. All comments are welcome,including from visitors abroad. (Facebook pagePhoto 1 Facebook pages: Cover Photo

Although the contents posted in English site
are still fairly less than Japanese site, we plan
to increase these contents as the member
companies enhance their pages in the years tocome.

and Japanese site can be viewed in English
through browser translation)
The Urban Infrastructure & Technology Promotion Council
Secretariat for Urban Infrastructure Technologies Website
Toshiro Harada(Mr) of Institute for Future Urban Development
Contact：
E-Mail: info-portal[at]uit.gr.jp
FAX: +81-3-5261-5629

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5About IDI and IDI-quarterly
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