Japan’s Smart Cities
Solving Global Issues Such as the SDGs, etc. throughJapan’s Society 5.0

Japan’s Smart Cities: Table of Contents

1. Preface
・ The strengths of Japan’s urban infrastructure development
・ Creating future cities (Super City) with bold deregulation
2. Japan Offers Various Solutions① Realizing the world’s safest and securest society (example: crime; prevention, disaster
preparedness, reduction of traffic accidents, etc.)② Maximizing the capacity of transportation and logistics infrastructure (Example: Mobility as
a Service (MaaS), automated driving, car sharing, etc.)③ Efficient use of energy and realizing energy conservation and zero emissions④ Realizing the world’s best recycling society⑤ Infectious disease control and public health that will set a new world standard⑥ Expanding access to education and improving the quality of education (distance and online
education)⑦ Utilizing tourism resources to attract visitors from around the world⑧ Asset management and ensuring long-life and reliable infrastructure⑨ Agricultural production and distribution bases that ensure safety and high quality
Separate Volume: Solutions that Japan Can Offer (Case Studies)1Preface
Responding to Increasing Urban Problems and Global Challenges
The world’s rapid urbanization (70% of the population will be concentrated in cities by 2050) is threatening to exacerbate problems such as traffic congestion, waterand energy supply shortages, as well as sewage and waste disposal issues. Furthermore, the importance of smart cities as a solution is increasing due to theemergence of global issues including: ① the increase and intensification of disasters caused by climate change; and ② measures against infectious diseases such as
the novel coronavirus and the model of social activities, etc., that can coexist with them.
Solving Social Issues and Economic Growth Led by Society 5.0
Japan is advancing projects with the principles of Society 5.0 at the core when promoting smart cities that use digital technology. Society 5.0 is an initiative that aims tobuild a human-centered society while solving social issues and achieving economic development at the same time by using cutting-edge technologies that integrate
cyber (digital) and physical (substance).

Japan’s Extensive Urban Construction Experience and Know-How
Japan’s strengths are the experience and know-how it has obtained through a variety of domestic and international urban development projects. For example, Japan
has a track record of the world’s best urban development projects in terms of disaster prevention, disaster reduction, and public safety; environmentally symbiotic cities
such as eco-cities; transit-oriented development (TOD) cities with no traffic congestion; and achieving the development of the world’s leading optical fiber and 5G
infrastructure. This wealth of urban solutions will from now on be an essential foundation for creating new services and improving the quality of life in cities using digitaltechnology.
The Originality of Japan’s Smart Cities
Based on this wealth of experience and know-how and with openness and transparency as the central principle and concept of the whole project, Japan aims to build
smart cities where all citizens and businesses can participate.
The operating system of Japan’s urban cities that embodies this concept is an information coordination platform. The platform collects and manages all kinds of urban
data on the cities, thoroughly takes into account residents’ perspectives, provides complex and personalized services, as well as having data interoperability anddistribution capability that can also be extended to other cities. Furthermore, Japan’s urban operating system has the ability to expand easily in response to regional
growth and technological development, allowing the system to be maintained and developed continuously and agilely (can change quickly).
In this context, Japan’s smart cities are oriented toward free, trustworthy and credible norms. Under the norms, major companies are not allowed to monopolize data
handling, excessive regulations are not imposed on the usage of data and the state is not allowed to monitor data handling. This is the “originality of Japan” thatcomplies with the DFFT (Data Free Flow with Trust) presented at the G20 Osaka Summit.
Comprehensive Future Cities Pioneered by Super City
The movement to build smart cities that will fundamentally change the nature of society by using advanced technologies is rapidly progressing internationally. With agrowing interest in global environmental issues and the ongoing coronavirus-outbreak, this move is being further accelerated.
For this reason, in addition to building smart cities that expand and develop by using digital technology based on the urban infrastructure developed so far, Japan will
also promote an initiative of “Super City” that introduces digital technology into all fields of life services in cities from the earliest stage by making drastic reform in
regulations and build a system equipped with multiple linkage across cities.
Toward the FutureThis brochure is a menu of smart city know-how that Japan can offer. We hope this will help cities around the world achieve the SDGs and can be of help to improvethe value of cities from the perspective of the environment, society and economy as advocated by the United Nations.

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Japan’s Internationally Recognized Urban Infrastructure Development Track
Record~The Three Pillars of Japan’s Approach are Strategic Preparations for Data-Driven
Cities~Thoroughly considering low carbon, resource recycling, andreduction of environmental burden① Eco-Cities(Environmentally Symbiotic
Cities)② TOD(Transit-Oriented
Development)

As fossil resources are scarce in Japan, the country has been striving to improve its
energy efficiency in order to effectively use precious energy. The oil crisis in the 1970s
led to the pursuit of efficient energy use, which has in turn led to a thoroughconsideration of the environment. This trend is evident in efforts to create eco-cities(environmentally symbiotic cities) that are environmentally friendly in terms of both
hardware and software including low carbon society, resource recycling, and the
reduction of environmental burden.

Reducing traffic congestion and upgrading urban functions throughurban development with a focus on public transportation
As urban development not dependent on automobiles, Japan has focused on public
transportation (Transit-Oriented Development or TOD) in its urban development. Offices,
hotels, and other commercial complex facilities are located within walking distance ofrailway stations, and residential areas are systematically located around railway stationsin the suburban areas along railway lines. Such urban structures avoid traffic congestion
and allow high-level urban functions to be concentrated in the city center.

Globally sharing the knowledge of Japan as a major powerhousein disaster prevention③ Building Disaster-Resilient
Cities(Resilient Cities)

Due to natural conditions such geography, topography, geology and weather, Japan isprone to disasters including earthquakes and typhoons, etc. As Japan has experienced
many disasters in the past, the country has made proactive efforts in disasterprevention and reduction for the protection of assets and people’s lives In addition tostrengthening social infrastructure, Japan is making the best use of technology forpredicting and preventing disasters, warning systems, and technology for minimizing
disaster damage in urban development.

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From now on, Japan will move forward to building a human-centered society (“Society 5.0”)
that achieves both the resolution of social issues and economic development by adding “DX(Digital Transformation)” to the strength of conventional urban infrastructure development.
Everything is connected to the Internet.
Contributing to the efficiency of industry and life
by providing information in real time.

Aggregate and analyze huge amounts of data ina short period of time. New findings expectedfrom unprecedented analysis.

IoT

Big Data and AI

TOD

Automated Driving

Contributing to driver shortage, securing local
public transportation and MaaS. Eliminating
human error and ensuring safety.

DisasterResilient
Urban
Eco-Cities development

Biometric Authentication

Authentication by fingerprint and pupil is already widelyused. New services introduction, including automatic bus
fare payment, etc., is advancing.

4The data-driven smart cities that Japan is working on involve a bottom-up approach to realizing data-driven smart cities byintegrating DX that is underway in various fields. This will also assure free, trustworthy and credible norms by focusing on
privacy and security.
From basic research to application and commercialization to solve social issues and achieve economic growth by cross-sectoral cooperation
through SIP (Strategic Innovation Promotion Program)
Physical Space
Base Technology

Cyber Space Base Technology

Disaster prevention
and management

Resiliency against Natural Disasters

Health and medical care

InfrastructureManagement
Innovative Combustion Technology

Next-generation Agriculture,
Forestry and Fisheries

Innovative Design / Manufacturing

Data
Collaboration
Infrastructure

Bio and agriculture

Quantum basetechnology

Energy Carriers

Structural Materials for Innovation

Energy and environment
Automated Driving System

Material Development
Power Electronics
Ocean Resources Exploration

Security
Ocean
Automated driving system
Land and maritime logistics

Source: SIP (Cross-Ministerial Strategic Innovation Promotion Program)5Based on the National Strategic Special Zone system, Japanese Government will build
Super City. Drastic regulatory reform will realize the optimization of multiple services
acrossall aspects
life.
“SuperCities”ofInitiative

Legislation

What are super cities?
1）Super City covers at least five areas mentioned below.
① Mobility; ② Logistics; ③ Payment; ④ Administration; ⑤ Healthcare and nursing care; ⑥ Education;⑦ Energy and water; ⑧ Environment and garbage;⑨ Crime prevention; and ⑩ Disaster prevention and safety, etc.
2）Data linkage platform promotes data connections services between multiple fields.
3）Drastic regulatory reform introduces future society that will be realized around 2030.

Differences between “Smart City” and “Super City”

Data Linkage Platform○○field○○field○○field○○field○○field○○field○○field○○field○○field

Data combination will gradually change to Data Linkage
Platform.

【Super City】
Developing a cross-disciplinary Data Linkage Platform all at
once, along with drastic regulatory reforms.

○○field【Smart City】

Data Linkage Platform

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Super City -Based on the National Strategic Special Zone system1）Data linkage platform✔ Super City can request the governments to provide the data.
✔ Data linkage platform is required to follow the safety standard and open the APIs to the public.
2）Drastic regulatory reform✔ Super City can request the Japanese government to grant special measures of regulation.
✔ Each minister with regulatory authority can decide whether special measures will be possible.

Government

Advanced
Services

Administration
Procedures

NPO

Logistics

Transportation

Businesses

Local Residents

Tourism

Universities

DisasterPrevention

Social
WelfareTime Management Function,
Archive Function, etc.

Building BlockA

Finance

Context Registry(ID, meta information+ data location)

Building BlockD

Building BlockE(＊2)
Data Registration
and Provision

Open API (＊1)

Mode: Representational
Data Registration DesignState Transfer (REST)
and Provision Data Format: JavaScript Object
Notation (JSON)

Data
ProviderGeographical Dataand Spatial Data
SystemAdministrator

Urban Cities
Common Infrastructure(＊１) API: Application Programming Interface

Environmental
Preservation

Data Mediation

Building Block
BrokerBuilding Block
B

Education

Design Mode: Representational
State Transfer (REST)
Data Format: JavaScript Object
Natation (JSON)

Open API (＊1)

Data
Linkage
Platform

Tourists

API is published in the API catalog of the Cabinet Office

Municipalities

Specific Data
SystemAdministrator

Data Holder(＊2) A decentralized data system is recommended. Data accumulation is allowed as necessary.

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Japan Offers Various Solutions

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① Realizing the world’s safest and securest society (disaster preparedness and crime prevention)
Concept: Real-time notification of emergencies and hazards to residents in wide areas. Promptly providing security and safety.
Issues of Urban Cities and Goals《Issues》
 Deterring terrorism and crime while protecting individual
privacy.
 Responding to the increase in disasters associated withclimate change (disaster prevention and reduction).
 Through the abovementioned measures, making
residents’ living more comfortable, thereby increasing theattractiveness of cities.

《Goals》
 Crime control.
 Improving urban risk assessment.
 Prompt and effective disaster prevention and reduction.
 Improving residents’ lives.
 Increasing population inflow.
 Increasing the rate of attracting conferences, events, andregional business bases.

Places visited foron-siteinspection••

Kakogawa City, Hyogo Prefecture
City of Las Vegas (U.S.)

Japan Can Offer Various Solutions

 Detection, prediction, and advanced analytical skills
to grasp on-the-spot situation. thereby reducing
response time.
 Personal identification while ensuring personalprivacy.
 End-to-end connectivity of ICT resources for rapid
deployment and configuration optimization.
 Push-type notification of disaster and evacuation
information by community applications by taking
advantage of location information.
 Urban development using big data (human flow
data, health data, etc.).

(Remarks)• Japan is a safe country with one of the lowest crime
rates among developed nations (ranked 3rd to 7th inrecent years according to a United Nations survey).
• In addition, despite the fact that the United Nations
disaster risk assessment report identified Japan as
an area at high risk of all kinds of disasters, Japanwas successfully able to control flood damage.

Participatingcompanies
and main operators•••

Kakogawa City, Hyogo Prefecture
NEC CorporationNTT
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② Maximizing the capacity of transportation and logistics infrastructure
Concept: Improving convenience for citizens and promoting industry through the provision of new mobility
services such as MaaS, etc.
Japan’s Solutions

Issues of Urban Cities and Goals《Issues》
 Developing a system to facilitate the smooth mobility ofresidents including the elderly and people with disabilities inparticular who have difficulty traveling.
 Ensuring healthy life expectancy for residents.
 Revitalizing the local economy through increased human flow.
 Improving the attractiveness of cities.

《Goals》
 Improving the safety and convenience of residents' mobility.
Improving the quality of life for vulnerable people in particularwith limited transportation mobility by encouraging them to go
out through increased opportunity to exercise and communicate.
 Easing congestion by making traffic more efficient.
 Creating sustainable cities where diverse generations live.
 Creating bustling cities.
A bustling scene in
Sapporo City
Kasugai City’s
automated driving
project.

 Smart mobility.
Developing car sharing and bicycle sharing.
Providing on-demand last-one-mile mobility.
 Introduction of automated driving public transportation.
 Improving traffic accessibility using face authentication system(Providing seamless payment and services through faceauthentication system).
 Smart planning for urban development using data.
 Incentivizing residents to go out through the introduction of
applications.
 Building a MaaS model that solves local issues by linking
transportation methods with non-transportation services such asretail and tourism, etc. at destinations.
(Remarks)• Over a period of 10 years, elderly people’s physical strength andathletic performance were rejuvenated by the equivalent of 5 years
through the exercise resulting from the increased walking
opportunities.
• Increased residents’ opportunities to go out. Opportunities for theelderly in particular to participate in social gatherings increased andthe rate of care needs assessment decreased. A 30% reduction in
the risk of developing dementia.
Gait measurement inunderground space
・ Measuring walking distance・ Pinpoint distribution of
information on promoting
and supporting walking

Sapporo City used big data (human flow data,
health data, etc.) for its urban development.

Public transportation
points (existing)
Points are awarded for using public
transportation.

SAPICA card

Health and wellness points
Walking points + public
transportation points

Places visited foron-site inspection• Sapporo City, Hokkaido• Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture• Kasugai City, Aichi Prefecture

Participatingcompanies
and main operators• Smart Wellness City Council (Sapporo)• Tsukuba Smart City Council• Kozoji Smart City Promotion Study Group(Kasugai City)10

③ Efficient use of energy and realizing energy conservation and zero emissions
Concept: Encouraging the efficient use of energy and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Also improving the resilience of urban cities.
Japan’s Solutions

Issues of Urban Cities and Goals《Issues》
 Efficient use of energy.
 Developing urban infrastructure which is less dependent on utilities
companies.
 Increasing greenhouse gas emissions.
 Stable use of renewable energy.
 Strengthening resilience at the time of disaster including securing
energy in the event of a large-scale disaster.
 Treatment and utilization of livestock manure generated by the
livestock industry.

《Goals》
 Reducing CO2 emissions.
 Reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
 Smart energy management.
 Realizing local production and local consumption of renewableenergy.
 Industrializing local resources (example: establishing a hydrogen
supply system).
 Strengthening the resilience of urban cities.

Places visited foron-site inspection• Mutsuzawa Town, Chiba
Prefecture• Fujisawa City, Yokohama
City, Kanagawa
Prefecture• Shikaoi Town, Kato-gun,
Obihiro City, Hokkaido Local production and local consumption of energy with a focus on
renewable energy.
 Industrialization of local resources, Shikaoi Town and Obihiro City(hydrogen, which does not generate CO2, is produced frombiogas obtained from livestock manure and used for fuel cellvehicles, aquaculture, etc.).
 Establishing autonomous distributed energy system.
 Dispersing electricity peaks according to demand response byusing Community Energy Management System (CEMS).
 Establishing a locally produced and locally consumed energy
system that utilizes CEMS, Home Energy Management System(HEMS), Building Energy Management System (BEMS), Electric
Vehicle (EV), etc.
 Standardization of smart homes equipped with solar power
generation system and storage battery unit.

(Remarks)• The town of Shikaoi has been demonstrating GHG reduction
through the use of livestock manure and hydrogen.
• Securing power at the time of a large-scale disaster.
Establishing a disaster prevention base and maintaining
hygiene in the event of a disaster.
• Another demonstration test confirmed a reduction of 9,000 tonsof CO2 emissions.

Participating companies
and main operators• Mutsuzawa Town, Chiba Prefecture• Fujisawa Sustainable Smart Town (SST) andTsunashima SST• Shikaoi Town, Kato-gun, Obihiro City,
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Hokkaido

④ Realizing the world’s best recycling society
Concept: Urban development in harmony with the environment that promotes resource recycling. Realizing a recycling society.
Japan’s Solutions

Issues of Urban Cities and Goals《Issues》
An increase in waste generation due tourbanization, industrialization and increased
consumption.
 Tightening of the remaining capacity of final
disposal sites.
 Diversification and increase in the types ofwaste, including large-size home electricalappliances that are difficult to properly disposeof, and increased use of containers andpackaging.
 High concentration of companies andenvironmental technologies in industrial zones.

Remaining capacity (million ㎥)

Remaining number ofsustainable years (years)

Remaining capacity and remaining number of sustainable yearsof the final disposal sites (general waste)
Source) Ministry of the Environment"History and Current State of Waste Management in Japan” (February 2014)

 Significantly reducing environmental burden
by reducing the amount of final disposal andthe proper disposal of toxic substances.
 The development of arteriovenous
collaboration through the expansion ofarterial companies into the venous industry
and the development of recycling.
 Progress in technological demonstration of
E-Waste through centralized processing at
regional level.
 Progress in human resource development forenvironmentally friendly industries in a region
and developing it into international
cooperation.
 Contributing to the decarbonization of region
and realizing the SDGs through recycling
and reduced energy use.

《Goals》
 Building resource-recycling communities
through the “Eco-Town Project.”• Centralized development of recycling
facilities in specific areas.
Development of various recycling laws at
the national level.
High-level mutual use of waste withinregion.
Building a system and realizing zeroemissions.
Voluntary mutual resource recycling among companies in an
eco-town.

Places visited foron-site inspection• Kitakyushu City in Fukuoka Prefecture
12⑤ Infectious disease control and public health that will set a new world standard
Concept: Improving public health through infrastructure development and preventing the spread of infectious diseases throughremote and touchless technology.
Issues of Urban Cities and Goals《Issues》
 Improving public health thereby reducing and eliminating
diseases and infectious diseases.
 Preventing the elderly, pregnant women and nursing mothers,
and children, etc., in particular from physically contacting with anunspecified number of people at the time of an outbreak of an
infectious disease.

《Goals》

 Appropriate treatment of wastewater through the development ofbasic urban infrastructure including sewage systems anddecentralized wastewater treatment system “Johkasou.”Japan’s Solutions
 Urban development with basic urban infrastructure including
sewerage and decentralized wastewater treatment system“Johkasou,” etc.
 Appropriate waste management through implementing Waste to
Energy facility.
 Cutting-edge contactless technology such as touchless andautomatic devices.
 A telemedicine system that utilizes mobile and cloudtechnologies. Through the system, the psychological, physicaland economic burdens associated with going to hospital are
reduced.

(Remarks)
 Appropriate waste management through basic urban
infrastructure development.
 Ensuring the health of vulnerable residents, particularly theelderly, pregnant women and nursing mothers, and children, etc.,
at the time of an infectious disease outbreak.

• Decentralized wastewater treatment system “Johkasou” can treat
sewage water to the same level as a collective sewage treatment
plant (Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) 20 mg/L or less,removal rate of 90% or more).
• The volume of waste can be reduced by almost one-tenth byWaste to Energy process.

Mobile measurement and monitoring
device can be used to grasp the healthstatus of mothers and children.

Places visited foron-site inspection• Hokkaido University Hospital• Nazetokushukai Hospital

Participating companies
and main operators

Melody International Ltd.
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⑥ Expanding access to education and improving the quality of education (distance and online education)

Concept: Providing “inclusive and high-quality education that leaves no one left behind” by using ICT.
Issues of Urban Cities
and Goals《Issues》
 Further improving the quality of school
education.
 Eliminating regional disparities due toregional characteristics (remote islands andmountainous regions, etc.).
 Quality assurance and globalization inhigher education.
 Ensuring learning opportunities in the eventthat schools are temporarily closed due to adisaster or the spread of an infectious
disease.

Japan’s Solutions

 Drastic improvement of school ICT
environment.
 Promoting the use of ICT in education.
 Improving efficiency of school affairs byusing a school affairs support system.
 COIL(Collaborative Online Implementing
Collaborative Online International Learning(COIL).
■ Implementing distance and online
education.
School facilities damaged by the inflow of earth andsand due to heavy rain.

《Goals》
 Developing human resources capable ofresponding to innovation through the use of
IoT and AI.
 Improving the quality of detailed education
and reducing the workload of teachers andstaff.
 Realizing quality assurance andglobalization in higher education.
 Ensuring learning opportunities in an
emergency situation.
Academic support by using ICT while schools
are temporarily closed.

COIL (Online session between Tokyo Universityof Foreign Studies and a university in the U.S.)

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⑦ Utilizing tourism resources to attract visitors from around the world
Concept: Revitalizing the local economy through tourism and the maximum utilization of tourism resources.
Japan’s Solutions

Issues of Urban Cities and Goals《Issues》• Revitalizing the local economy through tourism. Increasing theattractiveness of cities to that end.
• Connectivity and convenience of multiple modes of transportation.
• Providing quality services with reduced workload.

 Tourism-type MaaS
• Seamless coordination of multiple modes of transportation using MaaS
applications. Promote collaboration with other industries including coupon
distribution on the platform.
• Support for tourist transportation in conjunction with on-demand carsharing vehicle reservation and dispatch systems, etc., in tourist resorts.
【Remarks】《Goals》• Attracting visitors, promoting excursions, and revitalizing a region(through the establishment of a highly connected and convenient intraregional mobility service).
• Increasing the percentage of repeat tourists.
• Maximizing the use of tourism resources.

Eight projects including the following are supported as“Tourism type MaaS.” (FY 2019)(Example) Otsu City and Mount Hieizan (Example)
areas.
In addition to free digitalpasses for multiple public
transportation systems,
providing MaaS that can beused at hotels, tourist facilities,
retail stores, restaurants, etc. topromote excursions using
public transportation.
(Operators: Keihan Holdings
Co., Ltd. and Nihon Unisys,Ltd., etc.)

Izu area in Shizuoka Prefecture.
In addition to providing free digitalrail and bus transit passes andoperating on-demand transportation
services such as MaaS, providing
free digital passes for sightseeing
facilities as MaaS. In this way,developing a comfortableenvironment that allows seamlesstravel at destinations to promote
tourism and revitalize local
communities. (Operators: Tokyu
Corporation, East Japan Railway
Company, etc.)• Providing a service that combines self-driving buses and trains, etc.,
at a flat-rate and unlimited-ride fare.
• Distributing coupons linked to shopping and sightseeing.

 Seamless and cashless payment using face authentication technology.

Places visited foron-site inspection• Shirahama Town, Wakayama Prefecture• Oya district, Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture• Shizuoka Prefecture

Participatingcompanies
and main operators

NEC Corporation• U Smart Council (Utsunomiya City)• Shizuoka Prefecture, Softbank Corp.
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⑧ Asset management and ensuring long-life and reliable infrastructure
Concept: Reducing the lifecycle cost of infrastructure by utilizing data based on reality.
Japan’s Solutions

Issues of Urban Cities and Goals《Issues》
 Robust maintenance of basic infrastructure that
supports people’s daily lives.
 Addressing the unpredictability and difficulty ofpredicting the scale and location of
infrastructure where an accident may occur.

《Goals》
 Maintaining infrastructure that can provide safety
and security for residents while reducing thecosts and risks of basic infrastructure
management.
 Realizing planned basic infrastructure
investments.
 Providing a safe and secure environment forresidents including prompt recovery from adisaster by utilizing data.

 Grasping and managing road surface conditions using data from accelerometersand vehicle-mounted cameras.
 Prioritized repair of heavily trafficked roads by using a combination of deterioration
detection data based on AI-processed image data and human flow analysis data.
 Using the difference of three-dimensional point group data to grasp changes overtime for the maintenance and management of roads and rivers.
 Highly accurate damage/leakage prediction using AI/machine learning for water
pipes (Note: Tests are also being conducted on gas pipes).
 Calculation of the amount of accident risk taking into account the surrounding
circumstances.

Predictive diagnostic system offered by Fracta• Highly accurate prediction of the deterioration ofunderground water pipes without conducting direct
physical inspection. Software that enables the
optimization of investment in the replacement ofwater pipes by calculating “water leak probability.”• Establishing own environmental databaseincluding over 1,000 environment variables.
• The probability of leakage of each pipe iscalculated and mapped by color coding from blue
(safe) to red (dangerous) (see drawing on left).
• In the U.S., more than 60 water utilities in 27
states have already introduced the system.

Source: Created based on information provided by Fracta.

Places visited foron-site inspection• Masuda City, Shimane Prefecture• Fujieda City, Shizuoka Prefecture• Atami City, Shimoda City, Shizuoka Prefecture• Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture

Participatingcompanies
and main operators• Masuda City, Masuda Cyber Smart City Creative Consortium• Fujieda City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Fujieda ICT Consortium• Shizuoka Prefecture, Softbank Corp.
• Fracta
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⑨ Agricultural production and distribution bases that ensure safety and high quality
Concept: Initiatives toward social implementation of Smart Agriculture technologies such as robotics, AI and IoT, etc.
Japan’s Solutions

Issues and Goals《Issues》■ Labor shortage due to decrease in the number ofbusiness farmers and aging of farming population.
■ Need for further value addition and productivity
improvement in preparation for expected market
shrinkage due to population decline.
《Goals》■ Agricultural Data Collaboration
Platform (WAGRI)• A platform that supports smart farming from adata perspective. Linking data from production toprocessing, distribution, consumption and export.

Data linking
function

Data sharing
function

WAGRI

WAGRI

■ Work Automation• Advanced technologies such as robotic tractors,
etc., enable farmers to expand the scale ofproduction.

Data provisionfunction

WAGRI

Solving issues by introducing advanced technologies
such as robotics, AI and IoT in the field of agricultural
production (smart agriculture).
■ Work Automation.
■ Simplified information sharing.
■ Data utilization.

Three functions of the Agricultural Data
Collaboration Platform■ Succession of farming skills andmanagement• Digitizing farm management with ICT and making
farming more efficient by hiring new people.

Two robotic tractors, manned andunmanned, working in collaboration■ Data utilization• Using remote sensing data, etc., to predict thegrowth of crops, which achieves advanced
agricultural management.

Cultivated field sensing using drones andsatellites

Farmers
Sharing
Cultivated field sensing

Places visited foron-site inspection• Nitta farm, Iwamizawa City, Hokkaido(Representative organization: Research Faculty of Agriculture,
Hokkaido University)

Participatingcompanies
and main operators• Smart Link Hokkaido Inc.

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Examples of the development of smart cities
overseas by Japan18

Examples of major projects

Overseas expansion of Decentralized wastewater
treatment system “Johkasou”
As of the end of 2019, more than
30,000 septic tanks with Japanesetechnology have been installed
overseas, contributing to theimprovement of public health andwater environment conservation.

Blue: Efforts to develop urban city infrastructure
Red: Efforts for urban city development using digital technology

Promoting Japanese-style education using digitalteaching materials• Providing Surala Ninja!,” a digitallearning material for learning
arithmetic while interacting withcartoon characters.
• Promoting the establishment of
independent study habits and theimprovement of academic ability
among elementary school students.
(Sri Lanka)

A teacher training program on English
teaching methods using Japanesedigital teaching materials and ICT isbeing conducted at a national teacher
training school through an industryacademia collaboration. (Cambodia)

Overseas expansion of
sewage system•••

Pilot operator: SuRaLa Net Co., Ltd.

Established the Asia Wastewater Management
Partnership (AWaP), a partnership toward resolving
issues regarding wastewater in Asia.
Since 2017, conducted overseas demonstrations ofsewerage technology in five countries.
Industry-academia-government collaboration tocontribute to the spread of sewage systems overseas.

Smart city promotion by a Japanese company
in Las Vegas, U.S.
• In December 2018, based on the results of thedemonstration test (which began in September 2018), theNTT Group agreed with the City of Las Vegas and theState of Nevada to promote a smart city by commerciallyproviding public safety solutions using advanced
technologies. In February 2019, the company started
providing its public safety solution services for citizens aspart of commercial rollout while also expanding its
business to other cities in the U.S.
• NTT was highly evaluated for not claiming the ownershipof data.

Smart city promotion by a Japanese company
in Denver, U.S.
• A smart city project in the city of Denver based onthe ”Fujisawa Sustainable Smart Town” conductedby Panasonic Corporation in Japan.

Pilot operator: Uchida Yoko Co., Ltd.

Vietnam (Demonstration, etc.)
Cooperation in the development of smart city
evaluation indicators• Achieving efficientenergy use by taking
advantage of advanced
technologies of pilot
systems including
microgrids (distributed
power generation
network) and smart LED
streetlights.

Vietnam: North Hanoi district
urban development(introduced on P20)
Vietnam: Complex urban
development in Binh Duong
Province (introduced on P20)

Thailand: Urban development project around Bang Sue
Station in Bangkok.
(Introduced on P20)

Indonesia
Deltamas City
(Introduced on P20)

• A new regional development project being
conducted by the Base Conversion andDevelopment Authority (BCDA) of the Philippines
at part of the former U.S. military Clark base site
located north of Manila for civilian use. Japan
Overseas Infrastructure Investment Corporation
for Transport & Urban Development (JOIN) is
involved from the upstream process.
• In July 2016, BCDA and JOIN developed amaster plan that included a smart city concept.
The goal is to achieve sustainable urban
development using ICT.

(Source: Panasonic Corporation)

Central and South America(demonstration, etc.)
Research and demonstrations
aimed at expanding ICT
solutions that promote smart
cities in small and medium-sized
cities (targeting Chile, Colombia,
Argentina, etc.)

Promoting smart cities in New Clark
City, Philippines.

Thailand: Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC)
Amata Chonburi Smart City Development Project(Introduced on P20)

(Image: NTT)

U.S.
Horizontal
expansion ofdata utilization
model

Cambodia: Introduction ofHigh-Efficiency LED Streetlights Using Wireless
Networks• The installation of LED streetlights in various
places from emerging cities to World
Heritage sites saves 70% of energy.
• Building a smart city environment with afocus on establishing a wireless network
environment through the installation of LED
streetlights.

Indonesia Bumi
Serpong Damai(BSD) district
Mixed usedevelopment
project

A project by Mitsubishi Corporation,
Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co., Ltd.,
Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd., andKeikyu Corporation to jointly develop
commercial facilities and detachedhousing in a part of a large
development area southwest of Jakarta.

Indonesia: Jakarta Garden City
Central Area Urban Development Project (TOD)• A project to develop and operate commercial facilities andbus terminals in the suburbs of Jakarta. AEONMALL
Corporation and JOIN will jointly invest and participate in the
project. The Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) is also used to
introduce Japanese technology.
• Transferring Japan's expertise in
TOD support to Indonesia. It is also
expected to serve as an evacuationsite in the event of a disaster, which
promotes a high level of disaster(Image of Completed Project:
preparedness in Japan.
Material provided by the Ministry of Land,
Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism)

Australia: Development plan for the newWestern Sydney Airport• A new urban development promoted by the New South Wales
Government in Australia with focus on a new airport to be opened in 2026.
• Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) were signed between the New
South Wales Government and the following Japanese companies:
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries on the proposal for energy management
solutions, etc.; Hitachi, Ltd., in the field of healthcare and heavy industry,etc.; NEC Corporation on the utilization of biometrics, 5G, IoT and AI, etc.;
and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) on business
opportunities.
• Urban Renaissance Agency (UR) signed a memorandum of understanding
with the New South Wales Government for technical assistance to thedevelopment around the new Western Sydney Airport and an advisory
agreement with Western City and Aerotropolis Authority (WCAA).

Source:Compiled by the Cabinet
Secretariat based on various
materials.

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Examples of Japan’s urban infrastructure development overseas～Based on the development of solid urban infrastructure, promoting future cities that utilizes digitaltechnology, etc.～
Urban Development Project (TOD)
around Bang Sue Station in Bangkok, Thailand

Complex urban development in Binh Duong Province,
VietnamSupporting the complex urban development
by conducting feasibility study (F/S) on thedevelopment of railways, stable electricity
supply, and the development of ICT
communication networks around cities.

(Image: Becamex Tokyu Co., Ltd.)Urban development project (372 hectares) around
Bang Sue Station, which will become the terminal
station for the airport rail link, urban railway, andhigh-speed railway, such as the Red Line underdevelopment through yen loan from JICA.
Multiple master plans prepared by each Thai
organization were integrated and improved withthe cooperation of Japan. Going forward, theGovernment of Japan aims to facilitate Japanesecompanies’ participation in the development.

Image Drawing(Source: JICA
survey report)

Delta Mas City in Indonesia
Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) in Thailand
Amata Chonburi Smart City Development Project• A national comprehensive regional development project that designates
three eastern provinces in Thailand (Chachoengsao, Chon Buri andRayong), which are home to a high concentration of Japanesecompanies, as special zones with the aim of developing large-scale
infrastructure and attracting advanced industries.
• As the Amata Chonburi Smart City Development Project, Amata
Corporation Public Company Limited, a local conglomerate, is working
with the City of Yokohama, Yokohama Urban Solution Alliance (YUSA)(an incorporated association established mainly by companies in
Yokohama City), etc., to upgrade existing industrial parks (making themsmart) and develop smart cities.



The project is being developed by Sojitz Corporation jointly with a local
developer in the east of Jakarta. Planning to develop commercial,residential and educational facilities in an area of 1,464 hectares.



Aiming to build a showcase fordemonstrations of smart technologies
and services using IoT, AI, etc.
(Image: Sojitz Corporation)

Smart City Development in Northern Hanoi, Vietnam
The development is underway with local companies in an area of 272
hectares north of Nhat Tan Bridge, roughly halfway between Noi Bai
International Airport and Hanoi’s city center. A TOD is underconsideration in the basic survey, which centers on a new station in themain development area of the railway (Hanoi Line 2). Aiming to create asafe, secure and comfortable environment and community through thedevelopment of hospitals, schools, disaster prevention facilities, security
systems, commercial facilities and greening facilities.



Also planning to upgrade smart city services
through the introduction of 5G, facerecognition system and blockchain(Image: Sumitomotechnologies.
Corporation)

Areas to be newly developed.

Existing industrial park.

Entrance tothe industrial
park.

(Image: AMATA)

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List of Japan’s support available for the Introduction of Smart Cities
Organizations

Contents of Support

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JICA

Technical support for developing countries to formulate and implement their smart city plans.
Formulation of an urban development master plan that envisions the overall vision of a smart city, technical support for thepromotion of TOD in conjunction with public transportation, financial cooperation for the development of social infrastructure to
realize the plan, and response to private sector demand for funds through overseas investments and loans.
 Expanding support by local governments that are proactive in sharing their experience in smart cities to overseas by utilizing
financial cooperation and grassroots technical cooperation to promote the export of urban infrastructure.
https://www.jica.go.jp/information/seminar/2019/20190516_01.html
https://www.jica.go.jp/publication/mundi/ku57pq00002kfsx7-att/201611.pdf

JBIC

Support for projects such as smart city, smart energy and green mobility, etc. with Japan’s technology through loans/guarantees/
equity participations etc.
https://www.jbic.go.jp/en/business-areas/sectors/infrastructure.html

NEXI

Providing insurance covering country risks and credit risks associated with international trade and other overseas transactions(export, investment, loan) conducted by Japanese companies.
Loan Insurance for Green Innovation with higher coverage rates can be applied particularly to projects that contribute toenvironmental protection and energy conservation. Examples of projects covered by the insurance: renewable energy, smart grid,energy management system (EMS), Net Zero Energy House Grade B (ZEH/B), green mobility, hydrogen-related technologies, fuelcell-related technologies, etc.
https://www.nexi.go.jp/en/topics/newsrelease/2019072901.html

JOIN

In addition to Transportation and Urban Development Projects, JOIN is able to support related businesses which support theseprojects (such as developing, operating and maintaining energy facilities, communication facilities, water supply, waste treatment
facilities and data collection/analysis/control/management facilities, and investing in and operating local subsidiaries that produce
mechanical equipment and materials).
http://www.join-future.co.jp/english/our-mission/index.html

JICT

When Japanese companies participate in overseas projects to develop and operate ICT infrastructure related to smart cities(networks, data centers, sensor networks, etc.) and projects to provide services using such infrastructure (e.g. ICT solutions usingsocial data collected from sensor networks), JICT can help to organize financing schemes and provide hands-on support afterinvestment.
https://www.jictfund.co.jp/en/business/isJict/

Ministry of theEnvironment(JCM)

The Financing Program for JCM funding support program provides support for the initial cost of introducing Japanese advanced
decarbonization and low-carbon technologies and equipment such as renewable energy and energy conservation in the JCM
partner countries.
Financing Program for JCM Model Projects：<http://gec.jp/jcm/>
CARBON MARKET EXPESS：<https://www.carbon-markets.go.jp/eng/>
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