Responses of the Kyoto City Bus Association to New Entry after Deregulation

Inoue, Manabu

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“…In Inoue's paper, municipal buses are classified into two types-al-ternate buses and community buses-in order to clarify the effect of the subsidy system and deregulation during the process through which each type of bus came into being3. Inoue (2006) focused on the influence of deregulation and clarified the competition in the bus transportation market in Kyoto City by analyzing the municipality bus firms' behavior against the entry of new private bus firms. However, this is an example of a successful case because Kyoto is a large city.…”

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Recent Trends and Issues in Geographical Studies on Modern Transportation in Japan

Tanno

2008

Geogr. Rev. JPN, Chirigaku Hyoron

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The purpose of this paper is to review the achievements and issues in transportation geography in Japan since 1990, focusing on modern transportation. Although the number of studies in transportation geography has decreased, the studies that have been conducted can be classified into four types, namely, studies on (1) transportation enterprises , (2) the effects of transportation developments on given areas, (3) nodal structures , and (4) airports and harbors and their hinterland. Most of the studies focus on the former two themes, while some papers have been presented on the latter two themes in the 2000s. Finally, the author points out the issues that need to be addressed-in the study of transportation geography-against the backdrop of the trend of deregulation and globalization. It is necessary to examine the significance of deregulation in a region by considering the transportation in and orientation of the city as well as its public transportation. Meanwhile, the transportation geographers in Japan should conduct studies on air liberalization and the hub airport competition in Asia.

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Recent Trends and Issues in Geographical Studies on Modern Transportation in Japan

Tanno

2008

Geogr. Rev. JPN, Chirigaku Hyoron

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“…Some transportation geographers have investigated the effects of easing of regulations and the response of transportation enterprises to it. Inoue (2006) showed the entry of new bus enterprises and the response of existing public bus enterprises in Kyoto, one of the largest central cities in the Keihanshin metropolitan area, which includes Osaka and Kobe, where entry is comparatively easy for new enterprises. Additionally, Sato (2007) mentioned tough competition among bus enterprises due to the deregulation and investigated the restructuring of public bus enterprises, which tend to be less competitive than private enterprises.…”

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“…Most studies concern bus services, with some focusing on regional buses at the micro scale (Hamasato 1995;Fukutome 1996;Ro 2000;Inoue 2005Inoue , 2006, while others on highway buses at the meso or macro scale. A series of studies by Tsuchitani (1997Tsuchitani ( , 1999Tsuchitani ( , 2005 and Tsuchitani et al (2004) made significant contributions to the clarification of issues in regional railway transportation systems.…”

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A Review of Recent Transportation Geography in Japan

Tanno

Imai

2013

Geog. Rev. Japan B

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The purposes of this study are to summarize the achievements of recent transportation geography in Japan since 1990s and to reconsider the changing trends based on socioeconomic changes in Japan. Additionally, issues which should be addressed by transportation geographers are reviewed. Most recent studies of transportation geography have concerned automobile transportation and regional public transportation. Many studies on automobile transportation have been found in Japanese transportation geography: diffusion of motorization and its effect on regional structure until the mid-1990s, and the effect of transportation infrastructure, including highways, until the mid-2000s. Meanwhile, micro-scale studies on regional public transportation have increased since the early 2000s. In other words, the interest of Japanese transportation geography has shifted from the positive effects of transportation to the issues confronting regional public transportation. The following can be pointed out as factors of the change: drastic socioeconomic changes since the 1990s such as a protracted recession, an easing of regulations, and an aging society. Transportation geographers are needed to address the following issues. The first is the construction and operation of flexible types of transportation, such as DRT (Demand Responsive Transportation), to correspond to regional characteristics from a short-term standpoint. The second issue is improvements in the regional structure, including spatial distribution of the population and essential facilities from a long-term standpoint. An approach from a transportation geography perspective is important for resolving the issues on public transportation with consideration of regional characteristics.

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Transport geography in Japan

Tanno

2014

Journal of Transport Geography

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Responses of the Kyoto City Bus Association to New Entry after Deregulation

Cited by 6 publications

References 5 publications

Recent Trends and Issues in Geographical Studies on Modern Transportation in Japan

Recent Trends and Issues in Geographical Studies on Modern Transportation in Japan

A Review of Recent Transportation Geography in Japan

Transport geography in Japan

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