Position of Japan concerning the further development of the International Whole Vehicle Type Approval system, including work on UN Regulations 34, 46, and 125 and possible support for GTR 6 (UN R43), WLTP GTR and UN R51.

Presentation on the history and trends in the development of the Japanese electric vehicle market and accompanying safety regulations.

Review of Japanese research into procedures for assessing the impact of air-conditioning systems on vehicle fuel efficiency.

Expanded review of J-MLIT,JASIC, and JARI research into the Inter-Vertebral Neck Injury Criterion (IV-NIC) as part of collobarative investigations with the USA.

Japanese fuel efficiency and environmental standards and policies to promote environmentally friendly vehicles.

Presentation on growing fleet of alternative road vehicles smaller than standard passenger cars, presenting challenge in ensuring satisfactory safety and environmental performance since such vehicles cannot meet M1/N1 requirements for technical reasons.