Japan Transport and Tourism Research Institute

Transport and tourism in the futurewill certainly be more interesting

JTTRI conducts comprehensive surveys and research on transport and tourism and makes proposals towards the future.

https://www.jttri.or.jp/english/

【About JTTRI】

【Our Missions】

【Organizational Structure】

As of July 1, 2020

Innovation opens up a new erafor transport and tourism

JTTRI conducts comprehensive surveys and research on transport and tourism and makes proposals towards the future.

SHUKURI Masafumi

Chairman, JTTRIand

Chairman, Japan International Transport and Tourism Institute,

USA (JITTI USA)

The Japan Transport and Tourism Research Institute (JTTRI) is an independent,non-profit organization founded in 1968 as an affiliated organization of theMinistry of Transport (now Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport andTourism) with the support of government, industry and academia. For over 50years since its foundation, JTTRI has contributed to the development of theadministration, business, and industries of transport and tourism and theprogress of academic research in these fields, through surveys and research,policy proposals, holding of seminars and symposiums, dissemination andprovision of information on important issues of the time, consulting business(entrusted research), and publishing of books, while maintaining close relationswith the Japanese government, transport and tourism industries, and academicsocieties.

As conditions in the world rapidly become more fluid, we face increasing uncertainty. In particular,the environment surrounding the economy and society is changing drastically due to the progress ofdigital technology, the current COVID-19 pandemic, etc. JTTRI is always aware of the purpose forwhich it was established, “bridging academic research and practical demands”, and conductsactivities that effectively address not only the challenges facing modern society but also futurechallenges, aiming to achieve results that are both “useful for specific locations and situations” and“useful for the world”. In addition, JTTRI is expanding and strengthening its international activitiesand cooperation with governments and government-related organizations, transport and tourismindustries and academic societies over a wide area including ASEAN and India, as well as NorthAmerica across the Pacific Ocean.

・Senior Director・Director (2)・ASEAN-India・Preparatory Office

・Senior Director・General Affairs Section・Accounting Section・Operations Support

Office・Information and

Documentation Office・Library

・Senior Director・Director・Public Relations

Strategy Planning Office

・Senior Director・Director

International Affairs

Department

Board of Trustees

Japan International Transport and Tourism Institute, USA (JITTI USA)

Washington D.C.President and Research Staff (11)

Board of Directors

Administration Department

Planning Department

Consulting Department

Research Fellow(47)

Advisor for Technical Affairs, International Affairs

Senior Officer to President

ChairmanPresident

President for ResearchPresident for International Affairs

Secretary General

・Distinguished Research Fellow

・Senior Research Fellow・Research Fellow・Visiting Research

Fellow

ASEAN-India Office

Bangkok, Thailand, by the end of 2020

Advisor for Research（4）

【Our Activities】

〈Seminar・Symposium〉

International Seminar ‘Transforming Urban Transportation in ASEAN Big

Cities’(Tokyo, Jul.19, 2019)

2019 Civil Aviation Symposium ‘The Future of Civil Aviation in the Asia Pacific

Region’ (Tokyo, Nov.18, 2019)

International Seminar with Thailand’s Former Transport Minister Arkhom

(Tokyo, Nov.27, 2019)

High Speed Rail Seminar ‘The Present and Future of High Speed Rail in the World‘

(Tokyo, Nov.6, 2018)

International Seminar on the Possibility of LNG as an

Alternative Fuel for Ships(Tokyo, Feb.7, 2019)

〈Survey and Research・Policy Proposal〉

〈Activities in Japan〉

The 46th JTTRI Symposium on Research (Tokyo, Dec.9, 2019)

FY2019：JTTRI Symposium on Research 2Transport Policy Colloquium 8Transport Policy Seminar 4Symposium・Seminar on Topics 7 Total 21

FY2018：JTTRI Symposium on Research 2Transport Policy Colloquium 4Transport Policy Seminar 5Symposium・Seminar on Topics 6 Total 17

【Mobility】-New Mobility Services using AI, IoT, Big-Data, etc.【Land Transport】-High Speed Rail-Urban Rail-Railway and Area Development, etc.【Aviation Transport】-Development and Enhancement of Metropolitan Airports-Privatization of Airports-Aviation Policy and Air Transport Service Analysis, etc.【Maritime Transport】-Efficient Logistics by Shipping Containers, etc.【Logistics】-Supply Chain in the ASEAN-India Region, etc.

【Tourism】-Branding-Sustainable Destination Management, etc.【Safety & Security】-Maritime Safety and Security in Indo-Pacific-Cybersecurity, etc.【Environment】-CO2 Reduction in the Aviation Sector-Green House Gas (GHG) Policies in theInternational Maritime Sector, etc.

JTTRI and JITTI USA are conducting surveys and research on various themes such as mobility/publictransport, high speed rail/urban rail/TOD, aviation/airports, ocean/maritime transport/ports, logistics,tourism, security/safety, and environment in Japan, the U.S., ASEAN, etc. Recently, we are also workingon new themes such as environmental problems in the fields of aviation and maritime transport.In addition, based on the conducted surveys and research, we have made many policy proposals onvarious issues.

Mr. David Short, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Department of Transportation (DOT)（Washington D.C., Sep.4, 2019）

〈Activities in North America〉

〈Seminar・Symposium〉

〈Japan International Transportand Tourism Institute, USA (JITTI USA)〉

〈International Exchanges〉

2019October・Symposium Civil Aviation, Washington D.C.June・APTA / JITI Joint Session Revenue Opportunities from

Value Capture, Toronto, CanadaMarch・JTTRI/JNTO Seminar International Exchange and

Tourism, Washington D.C.

2018December・Workshop Disaster Prevention, Washington D.C.October・Seminar High Speed Rail, Washington D.C.May・Seminar Public Transportation, Washington D.C.February・Seminar Automated Vehicles, Washington D.C.・Workshop Airport, Washington D.C.

OKUDA Tetsuya

PresidentJapan International Transport and Tourism Institute, USA

(JITTI USA)

‘Revenue Opportunities from Value Capture’A joint session by APTA and JITI hosted during

APTA’s 2019 Rail Conference(Toronto, Canada, Jun.25, 2019)

2019 Civil Aviation Symposium ‘The Future of Civil Aviation in the Asia Pacific

Region’ (Washington D.C., Oct.8, 2019)

2019 International Exchange and Tourism Seminar, ‘The Future of the US-Japan Friendship: How

International Exchange and Tourism are Changing Perspectives’(Washington D.C., Mar.21, 2019)

JTTRI started its activities in the U.S. in 1991 and established the JapanInternational Transport and Tourism Institute, USA (JITTI USA) in 1993.Since then, JITTI USA has been conducting survey and research in thetransportation and tourism fields, holding symposiums and seminars, anddisseminating information in the U.S. and other North American countries,as well as collaborating and exchanging with the U.S. Government, researchinstitutions, etc.

We continuously have meetings with government officials inthe U.S. including the Department of Transportation (DOT),Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of State(DOS), and Embassy of Japan, Consulate-General of Japan,JNTO, political figures, transportation companies such asthe American Public Transportation Association (APTA),Northeast Maglev (TNEM), Texas Central, academics, etc.to exchange opinions and gather information on trends ininternational affairs and transportation policy centered onthe United States.

〈Activities in ASEAN and India〉

〈Seminar・Symposium〉

Ambassador Richard Armitage, Former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State

(Washington D.C., Nov.7, 2019)

Mr. Paul Skoutelas, President and CEO of the American Public Transportation

Association (APTA)(Washington D.C., Oct.7, 2019)

Mr. Karl Alexy, Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety and

Chief Safety Officer of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)

(Washington D.C., Nov.7, 2019)

Mr. Hugo Yon, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Transportation Affairs,

Department of State (DOS) (Washington D.C., Nov.8, 2019)

〈ASEAN-India Office〉

JTTRI International Seminar on Railway and Area Development in Thailand(Bangkok, Thailand, Jan.14, 2020)

Mr. Thomas Daschle,Former U.S. Senator

（Washington D.C., Oct.9, 2019）

We always look towards the future transport and tourism

JTTRI conducts comprehensive surveys and research on transport and tourism and makes proposals towards the future.

2020February・International Seminar Railway and Area Development,

Jakarta, Indonesia ・International Seminar Railway and Area Development,

Manila, PhilippinesJanuary・International Seminar Mobile Phone Big-Data, Bangkok, Thailand・International Seminar Railway and Area Development,

Bangkok, Thailand2019

January・ASEAN-Japan Seminar Mobile Phone Big-Data, Hanoi, Vietnam・Urban Transport Seminar Urban Railway and Area Development,

Hanoi, Vietnam

H.E. Mr. SUGIYAMA Shinsuke, Japanese Ambassador to the U.S.(Washington D.C., Oct.7, 2019)

By the end of 2020, JTTRI will establish an ASEAN-India office in Bangkok, Thailand to conductsurveys and research, hold symposiums and seminars, and disseminate information on transportationand tourism in ASEAN and India, and also to collaborate and interact with governments and researchinstitutes in the region.

H.E. Mr. Napintorn Srisunpang, Vice Minister of Tourism and Sports, Thailand

(Bangkok, Thailand, Jan.14, 2020)

H.E. Mr. Saksayam Chidchob, Minister of Transport, Thailand

(Bangkok, Thailand, Jan.16, 2020)

〈International Exchanges〉

JTTRI International Seminar on Railway and Area Development in Manila

(Manila, Philippines, Feb.12, 2020)JTTRI International Seminar on Railway

and Area Development in Jakarta(Jakarta, Indonesia, Feb.14, 2020)

ASEAN-Japan Seminar on Utilization of Mobile Phone Big-Data (MBD) for Transport Planning

(Hanoi, Vietnam, Jan.16, 2019)

JTTRI International Seminar on Utilization of Mobile Phone Big-Data (MBD) for the

Transport Sector in Thailand(Bangkok, Thailand, Jan.15, 2020)

〈Thailand〉

H.E. Mr. Arkhom Termpittayapaisith, Former Minister of Transport, Thailand

(Bangkok, Thailand, Sep.12, 2019)

We continuously have high level meetings with governmentand government-related organizations in various countries,such as the Ministry of Transport of Thailand, Ministry ofTourism and Sports of Thailand, and State Railway ofThailand, Ministry of Transportation of Indonesia,Department of Transportation of the Philippines andMinistry of Transport of Vietnam, and also with theEmbassy of Japan, Mission of Japan to ASEAN, JICA, JNTO,transportation companies and organizations, etc., toexchange opinions and gather information.

【Cooperation with Domestic and Overseas Institutions】

The 15th JTTRI-KOTI Joint Seminar（Tokyo, Oct.16, 2019）

The 24th China-Japan Exchange Meetingon Transportation Economics and Technology (Tokyo, Jun.6, 2018）

H.E. Dr. Pailin Chuchottaworn, Former Deputy Minister of Transport, Thailand

(Bangkok, Thailand, Sep.12, 2019)

JTTRI Special Award Ceremony at the 13th International Conference of Eastern Asia

Society for Transportation Studies (EASTS) （Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sep.11, 2019）

WCTRS 2019（Mumbai, India, May.27, 2019）

【Dissemination of Latest Overseas Information and Topics】

〈Vietnam〉

H.E. Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Dong, Deputy Minister of Transport, Vietnam

(Hanoi, Jan.15, 2019)

●Overseas・Korea Transport Institute（KOTI）・Institute of Comprehensive Transportation of National

Development and Reform Commission of People‘s Republic ofChina (ICT)

・Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies （EASTS）・World Conference on Transport Research Society（WCTRS）・Air Transport Research Society（ATRS）・National Rail & Transportation Institute (NRTI)・American Public Transportation Association（APTA）

●Domestic・Graduate School of Public Policy, The University of Tokyo（TTPU）・Japan Research Institute for Road and Street・Waterfront Vitalization and Environment Research

Foundation（WAVE）・Japan Society of Civil Engineers（JSCE）・The Japan Society of Transportation Economics・Association for Planning and Transportation Studies・Aviation Policy Research Association

H.E. Mr. Arthur P. Tugade, Secretary of Transportation, Philippines

(Manila, Philippines, Feb.12, 2020)

〈Philippines〉

Transport and tourism in the futurewill certainly be more interesting

JTTRI conducts comprehensive surveys and research on transport and tourism and makes proposals towards the future.

*The 25th exchange meeting scheduled in February 2020 in Beijing has been postponed due to the spread of COVID-19 infections in China.

Collaborating with domestic and overseas research institutions, JTTRI provides information at academicmeetings overseas. JTTRI also gives an award (JTTRI Special Award) to an excellent paper in the fieldof public transportation and mobility activity at the International Conference of the Eastern Asia Societyfor Transportation Studies (EASTS), starting in 2019.

JTTRI collects and organizes information on the current state of the transportation and tourism fields,including policy trends and industry conditions, in the U.S., Europe, Asia, etc., through study of localmaterials and by exchanging opinions and information with related parties. JTTRI disseminates theobtained information on the Web in its "JITTI USA Report" and "Latest Overseas Information and Topics"pages.

Japan Transport and Tourism Research Institute

3-18-19 Toranomon,Minato-ku,Tokyo,105-0001,JapanTEL：＋81-3-5470-8400 FAX：+81-3-5470-8401URL：https://www.jttri.or.jp/english/

Japan International Transport and Tourism Institute, USA (JITTI USA)

1819 L Street, NW, Suite 1000, Washington D.C., 20036, USATEL: +1-202-833-9763 FAX: +1-202-833-9769URL: https://www.jittiusa.org/

【Contact】

SHUKURI Masafumi

Chairmanand

Chairman, Japan International Transport and Tourism Institute,

USA (JITTI USA)

SATO Yoshinobu

President

YAMAUCHI Hirotaka

President for Research

OKUDA Tetsuya

President for International Affairs and

President, Japan International Transport and Tourism Institute,

USA (JITTI USA)

【JTTRI Board Members】

【Publication】

We always look towards the future transport and tourismJTTRI conducts comprehensive surveys and research on transport and tourism and makes proposals towards the future.

We publish the JTTRI Journal, JTTRI Report, etc. forthe purpose of carrying out a wide range of discussionsto bridge academic research and the practical demandsof transport and tourism policies. In addition to thesepublications, we sell books that summarize various datauseful for those involved in transport and tourism.