Chapter 6 Building a Competitive Economic Society 178
Section 1 Constructing Traffic Networks 178
1 Constructing Highways 178
2 Constructing Arterial Railway Networks 179
3 Constructing Aviation Networks 181
4 Facilitating Traffic Access to Airports 187
Section 2 Implementing Comprehensive and Integrated Logistics Policies 188
1 Implementing Logistic Policies to Correspond with Deepening Global Supply Chains 188
2 Measures Aimed at Building an Efficient and Sustainable Logistics System in Japan 191
Section 3 Reactivating Industries 192
1 Trends in Railway Industries and Measures 192
2 Trends in Motor Truck Transport Business and Measures 193
Chapter 7 Building a Safe and Comfortable Society 209
Section 1 Realizing a Universal Society 209
1 Realizing Accessibility through a Universal Design Concept 209
2 Creating an Environment that Supports Child-rearing Under an Low Birthrate Society 210
3 Ageing Society Measures 211
4 Promoting the Support of Pedestrian Travel 212
Section 2 Natural Disaster Measures 212
1 Responding to Weather Disasters Getting More Serious and Imminent Giant Earthquakes 212
2 Shaping National Land that is Safe and Resilient to Disasters, Enhancing and Strengthening the Framework of Preparedness for Crisis Management 215
3 Secure Transportation Systems Resistant to Disasters 239
Section 3 Ensuring the Safety of Architecture 240
Section 4 Strengthening Safety Measures in the Transport Sector 241
1 Building and improving the safety management system in public transportation 241
Chapter 8 Creating and Preserving a Beautiful and Healthy Environment 260
Section 1 Promoting Global Warming Countermeasures 260
1 Implementing Global Warming Countermeasures 260
2 Promoting Global Warming Countermeasures (Mitigation Measures) 261
3 Promotion of the Use of Renewable Energy 266
4 Promotion of Global Warming Countermeasures (Adaptation Measures) 267
Section 2 Promoting the creation of a recycling society 267
1 Advancing recycling in construction 267
2 Constructing a resource recycling logistics system 269
3 Recycling vehicles and marine vessels 270
3 Trends in Maritime Industries and Measures 196
4 Trends in Air Transport Business and Measures 200
5 Trends in the Consigned Freight Forwarding Business and Measures 201
6 Trends in the Warehousing Business and Measures 201
7 Trends in the Truck Terminal Business and Measures 201
8 Trends in the Real Estate Business and Measures 201
9 Building a Sustainable Construction Industry 205
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2 Railway Transportation Safety Measures 242
3 Safety Measures for Maritime Traffic 243
4 Air Traffic Safety Measures 246
5 Determining the Causes of Aircraft, Railway, and Marine Accidents/Serious Incidents and Preventing Recurrence 247
6 Support for Victims and Families of Public Transport Accidents 248
7 Safety measures for road traffic 248
Section 5 Crisis Management and Security Measures 253
1 Promoting Crime and Terrorism Countermeasures 253
2 Establishing a Response System for Accident Disasters 257
3 Strengthening the Coast Guard System 257
4 National Security and Protection of Citizen's Lives and Assets 258
5 Infectious Disease Measures 259
Section 3 National land development that revives and preserves the natural environment 272
1 Initiatives for preserving biodiversity 272
2 Creating rich and beautiful river environments 273
3 Preserving and improving coastal environments 274
4 Greening port and harbor administration 275
5 Greening roads and promoting natural environmental measures 276
Section 4 Maintenance or Recovery of a Healthy Water Cycle 276