As required by Article 13 of the Traffic Safety Policies Law (Law No. 110 of 1970), each year the Cabinet presents its White Paper on Traffic Safety in Japan to the Diet. The FY2004 edition of the White Paper consists of the following two volumes.

(1) "Traffic Accidents and Safety Measures in FY2003" reports the latest national statistics on traffic accidents, and summarizes traffic safety measures implemented in FY2003.

(2) "Traffic Safety Measures for Implementation in FY2004" provides details of the traffic safety measures planned for implementation during the current fiscal year (FY2004).

This is the 34th White Paper since the first was issued in 1971. It is organized in the categories of land transport (road and rail), maritime transport, and air transport in line with the structure of the Seventh Fundamental Traffic Safety Program.

Read the paper.