The International Automotive Complex Project is a plan to develop a gateway (entrance point) to Japan for foreign automotive companies. In the following, we will explain this Project, with its site near the Port of Mikawa, the leading port for automobile imports into Japan.
Taking advantage of the site's advantageous location in central Japan, ports (namely, the Port of Mikawa), highways (Tomei Expressway, No. 2 Tomei Expressway) and airports (Chubu International Airport), essential to the distribution of completed automobiles and parts, will be developed in a coordinated manner.
An environment will be prepared that will make it easy for foreign companies to locate here and, as a key business point, to communicate with other companies in the Chubu area, the center of automobile manufacturing in Japan.
In light of the ISO14000 and other standards concerning industrial activities and protection of the environment, automobile recycling will be promoted and a joint distribution system will be created to reduce corporate outlay while reducing the burden on the environment resulting from distribution. With the environment being its theme, the 2005 World Exposition, to be held in Aichi Prefecture, will serve as a launch pad of information to the world concerning these environmental issues.
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EChubu International Airport to Be Opened in 2005 | EThe World Exposition to Be Held in 2005 |