Japanese city planning, public transportation should be emulated, says Dr Wee

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia can learn from the efficiency and effectiveness of Japan’s city planning and public transportation, says Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong after a courtesy call with Japan’s newly-appointed State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) Kokuba Konosuke.

“Kokuba also shared with us the success of the Shinkansen, Japan's premier HSR system since it started operations in 1964, especially from the safety aspect as it has attained an astonishing zero-accident rate in over six decades of operation,” said the Ayer Hitam MP, who was part of the Malaysian Parliamentary select committee of the House of Representatives on Infrastructure, Transport and Communication (JKPK IPK) delegation who paid a courtesy call to Etoh Taku, the chair of the Special Committee on Disasters of Japan’s House of Representatives.