1st ITPU Open Seminar

The 1st ITPU (International Transport Policy Research Unit) Open Seminar was successfully held on December 15, 2005 at the Law and Politics Sogo Building Room #101.

Professor Tae Hoon Oum gave a keynote speech titled “Globalization, Regionalism and International Transport—Challenge for Air Transport in Japan and East Asia.” He introduced the current status and the future tasks of airline market around Europe, particularly in EU. He also offered some valuable insights about how East Asian countries, including Japan, should deal with the similar issues.

At the subsequent panel discussion, besides Professor Oum, Mr. Keisuke Okada, Executive Vice President, ANA, Mr. Norifumi Ide, Assistant Vice-Minister, Minister's Secretariat, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, and Mr. Colum Murphy, Deputy Editor, Far Eastern Economic Review, expressed their opinions.

The ITPU Opening Reception was held in the evening of that day at Sanjo Kaikan, with a large attendance. Guests gave warm speeches, wishing a successful future of the ITPU project.