2016年7月12日火曜日

Q8. Should Japan improve the traffic system and the barrier-free system to invite foreigners to Japan?

The simple answer will be: Some of the roads and the barrier-free systems are not so maintained so Japan should work on improving these systems and the barrier-free spots.

When the Tokyo Olympic is held in 2020, many people from all over the world come to Japan and there are more people than usual. So Japan should introduce the infrastructures and the information network which is useful not only Japanese but also the foreigners and the transportation which can be used safely and comfortably.According to the research which is the target for the persons with disabilities, about the 40% to 60% of them concern with the inconvenience and the anxiety about the public transportations.

To deal with this problems, Japan has already started some actions.
Tokyo 2020 Action and Legacy Plan 2016 Interim Report says that through the Tokyo Olympics in 2020 and the daily lives Japan should realize the convivial society which the people with different backgrounds help each other and penetrate the barrier-free in our minds. In addition, Japan should make the public spaces which are accessible and are corresponded to the global society.
Also, according to  a White Paper published by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MILT) in June 2014, Asian cities from the perspective of convenience for businesspersons, and players from other countries which is dropping behind are rapidly emerging by the capital of Japan, that is, Tokyo. Furthermore, Japan is trying to make the high-quality transportation systems, such as making the subway system upgraded and making Haneda airport internationalized.

In addition, according to Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, they decided to speed up to make the train coach and the facilities in all of Japan barrier-free, looking the Tokyo Olympic in 2020 in the eyes. Also, in Japan there is the regulation of the size of the powered wheelchairs. So they asked the railway companies to ease the regulation to take the train by the scooter type powered wheelchairs which are common in foreign countries.

In terms of the articles, I trust these two articles, Japan Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games – Infrastructure Briefing and the article from Japan.
As for the former one, I thought that this reports include the policy for the Tokyo Olympics in 2020 from the official ministries and this site has the very detailed information about the infrastructure for the Olympic in 2020. So through this site we can see the solution to work on improving the infrastructures in Japan.
In terms of the latter one, although this article is written in Japanese, I found that this sites include the policy of Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare which is very reliable and what I thought to be reliable is that this article was emerged today!!! So I thought that this site is VERY CURRENT news story and through this article we can see the current activities for the Tokyo Olympics in terms of improving the infrastructures.

I think that Japan should improve the traffic system and the barrier-free system to invite foreigners to Japan.
First, as for inproving the traffic system, I think that the Japanese roads and the railways are very busy and especially the trains, they often delays in the morning or the evening, when many people use the trains to go for their jobs. However, in the other countries, there are very heavy traffic jams as long as I see in the videos or the news, although actually I have never been abroad and the train usually delays and it will usually not come on time so I think that the foreigners will not mind delaying the trains. However, the Japanese traffic system should be improved to invite foreigners.

Second, in terms of the barrier-free system, I think that Japan should increase the facilities where foreigners, who have the different customs from Japan, can use conveniently. Between Japan and the other countries, there are differences of the system in the facilities and these may frustrate those who have never experienced the system of Japan. Also, not only for the foreigners but also for the people who have disabilities should be able to use the facilities more conveniently without as least as the inconvenience. So, I think that not only for the Tokyo Olympics in 2020 but also for improving the infrastructures, Japan should be more passinate to think about the barrier-free systems.

Through these solutions, not only Japanese but also the people from other countries can be more comfortable to stay in Japan and enjoy the Tokyo Olympic in 2020 more!!



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