### c. Promoting Counter-Terrorism Measures for Aviation

In order to do every possible thing to prevent a terrorist attack involving aircraft in our country, the aviation security framework is being strengthened in accordance with the international standards defined by the Convention on International Civil Aviation. In such a situation, corresponding to the cases of terrorism and the trespassing inside and outside our country, in addition to strengthening the fences for invasion preventive measures against vehicles and people, prompt measures are being taken such as installing sensors on every airport which are able to cope with invasion. Moreover, prevention of carrying explosives which can not be detected by metal detectors, is enhanced by implementing a random manual search for international passengers. Also, information exchanges with major countries are carried out through active participation in international conferences and other opportunities to share Japan's experience with the latest security measures.

### d. Promoting Counter-Terrorism Measures for Automobiles

Relevant businesses are instructed to carry out inspections inside vehicles, strengthen patrol of the inside and perimeters of business offices and garages, and dispatching security officers to major bus stops during seasons with increased travelers.

### e. Promoting Counter-Terrorism Measures for Major Facilities

For various river facilities special attention is paid for suspicious objects during river inspections and sight patrols; the lockout of entries and exits of dam management offices and dam body inspection corridors is also being strengthened. For various road facilities, special attention is paid to suspicious objects when patrolling expressways and directly managed roads and the trash boxes of rest facilities is also being aggregated. For national parks, security patrols are strengthened and caution is called for with various bulletins. At construction sites signboards are installed along with other measures calling for greater caution.

## (3) Balancing Security and Efficiency of Logistics

For international logistics, initiatives to balance security and efficiency are spreading to each country, even in our country, the dissemination of AEO system Note $ ^{1} $ for logistics companies is being promoted. At present, the cargo for which the export declaration is done by AEO exporter, and AEO bonded transporter transports the cargo up to the bonded area, export declaration for the cargo is entrusted to AEO customs broker, also receiving the export license is permitted before bonded area loading.

For the security system of airfreight with the purpose of protecting airfreight from the shipper to loading on aircraft, the KS/RA system $ ^{Note 2} $ based on international standards established by the ICAO is adopted. Then, based on the request of the United States for further security strengthening, the system was revised while maintaining the smooth performance of the logistics, applied from October 2012 for the United States for international passenger flights equipped with cargo, the same system was also expanded for application of all international passenger flights equipped with cargo from April 2014.

Also, in the container terminals of major ports, an access management information system is being implemented to accurately confirm the identity and association of truck drivers and full-scale system operation started from January 2015.

## (4) Information Security Measures

As the dependence on IT for socio-economic activities in general continues to grow, various cyber attacks are becoming more prevalent such as email attacks targeted toward government institutions, increasing the importance of initiatives for information security measures.

Against this backdrop, based on the policy of “cyber security strategy headquarters” of the government, the MLIT is working on information security measures for improving, strengthening and readiness to cope with cyber attacks on