{"id":1963,"date":"2023-09-20T23:01:40","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T14:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mobilityinnovationalliance.org\/mobiweekjapan2023\/?page_id=1963"},"modified":"2023-11-02T22:07:54","modified_gmt":"2023-11-02T13:07:54","slug":"jpsession","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mobilityinnovationalliance.org\/mobiweekjapan2023\/en\/jpsession","title":{"rendered":"Japan Session"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

Session Overview<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Japanese initiatives for future mobility innovation will be introduced with the theme of \"Institutional Initiatives\" and \"Initiatives for Social Implementation\" for the realization of mobility services.<\/h6>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Speakers<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Yoshihiro Suda<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Vice representative director of Mobility Innovation Alliance Japan,
Professor, Advanced Mobility Research Center, Institute of Industrial Science (IIS) & Director Mobility Innovation Collaborative Research Organization (UTmobI), The University of Tokyo
Director of Japan Road Traffic Information Center, Japan<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Yoshihiro SUDA is Professor of Institute of Industrial Science (IIS) & director of Mobility Innovation Collaborative Research Organization (UTmobI). He graduated from The University of Tokyo, Department of Mechanical Engineering in 1982 and got Doctoral Degree in 1987. He stayed as Guest Associate Professor of Queen\u2019s University at Kingson, Canada from 1991 to 1993. His research area are dynamics and control engineering, human-machine interface. He is a board member and former executive vice president of JSME & JSAE, vice representative director of Mobility Innovation Alliance Japan, director of Japan Road Traffic Information Center and\u00a0charged committee member of Japanese Governments. He hosted many international conferences.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Kentaro Asayama<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Director, Group of Service for Citizens, Digital Agency, Japan<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Kentaro Asayama has been the Director in Group of Service for Citizens, Digital Agency since July 2023 and responsible for popularization of driverless cars. He joined Ministry of Transport (currently Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport) in 1993 and\u00a0mainly engaged in planning of transportation policies.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Norihiro Naritomi<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Director, the Automated Driving Planning Office, Traffic Planning Division, Traffic Bureau, National Police Agency, Japan<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Norihiro Naritomi joined the National Police Agency in 1992, and has worked mainly in the field of traffic police, both nationally and locally. In the National Police Agency, he served as Assistant Director in charge of Traffic Planning Division and\u00a0License Division. In regional areas, he served as the Director of the Traffic Enforcement Division of Shizuoka Prefecture, etc.
Currently, he is the Director of the Automated Driving Planning Office, Traffic Planning Division, Traffic Bureau, National Police Agency.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Takanori Mashiko<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Director, New Generation Mobile Communications Office, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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MASHIKO Takanori is the Director of New Generation Mobile Communications Office. He joined the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications in 2003. He has been in charge of various projects such as the revision of the Radio Law, introduction of top-level domain related to geographical names, and multilingual translation. After working in the Cabinet Office (Science, Technology and Innovation) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Embassy of Japan in Russia), he has been working on radio wave policies related to ITS, automated driving, and\u00a0Beyond 5G since 2022.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Takeru Ito<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Director, Mobility Digital Transformation Office, Automobile Division, Manufacturing Industries Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Joined the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in 2005. Since joining the Ministry, he has worked in the Trade Policy Bureau and the Industrial Science and Technology Policy and Environment Bureau of the Ministry, where he has been instrumental in promoting strategies for exporting high-quality infrastructure, negotiating World Trade Organization (WTO) rules, and promoting environmental and energy policies toward carbon neutrality. In July 2023, he will assume his current position and work on a wide range of mobility DX policies, including automated driving and\u00a0data utilization.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Masamitsu Waga<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Director, ITS Policy and Program Office, Road Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Japan<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Mr. Masamitsu WAGA has been Director of ITS Policy and Program Office, Road Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) since April 2022. He started working at Ministry of Construction (currently MLIT) in 1997. Recent work experience before his current position ranges from urban environment policy and\u00a0bicycle use promotion.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Kenichi Hayashi<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Director, Policy Planning Office for Automated Driving Technology, Logistics and\u00a0Road Transport Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Japan<\/em>\uff08Bureau name has changed since Oct. 2023\uff09<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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I was born in Kanagawa Prefecture in 1976, and in 2001. I was hired by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and\u00a0Tourism (MLIT) as a technical officer. At the MLIT, I was engaged in the creation of automobile regulations, Type Approval, Car inspections, recalls, etc. I have been in Director of Policy Planning Office for Automated Driving Technology, Road Trasport Bureau, MLIT since July 1, 2023.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Haruo Ishida<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Professor Emeritus\/Special Advisor to the President, University of Tsukuba
Program Director, Development of Smart Mobility Platform, The Strategic Innovation Promotion Program, Cabinet Office, Japan<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Short CV<\/strong>
\u30001951\u3000\u3000Born in Osaka Pref.
\u30001974\u3000\u3000Graduated from CE Dept. of Tokyo Univ.
\u30001978\u3000\u3000Asst Prof. Tokyo Inst. Of Technology
\u30001982\u3000\u3000Prof. Tsukuba Univ.
\u30002016\u3000\u3000Prof. Emeritus, Tsukuba Univ.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Area of Studies<\/strong>
Transportation Planning and\u00a0Policy Development, Infrastructure Policy Development, National Land Planning<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Public Services<\/strong>
- Cabinet Office : Chair, Committee on Smart City Guidebook
- Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and\u00a0Tourism :
Member, Council of Infrastructure Policy, Chair of Road Policy Committee
Member, Council of National Land Development
Chair, Domestic Supporting Committee for ASEAN Smart City Network
- Ministry of Economy, Trade and\u00a0Industry :
Member, Committee on Autonomous Driving Business<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Recent Publications<\/strong>
- Smart City (in Japanese) Jihyousha 2021
- Smart Mobility for Well-Being (in Japanese) Gakugeisha 2022
- Innovations for Better Rural Mobility, International Transport Forum\/OECD<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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