Index

Index

5G
Abbreviation of 5th Generation.
It means the 5th generation of the communication standard used for mobile phones.

Aging
Deterioration in quality over time.

AI
It is a reproduction of a part of human intellectual behavior using software.
Learn from experience and adapt to new inputs to perform tasks as flexibly as humans do.

Ancient in Rome
A book published by Pat Choate and Susan Walters. It raises alarm bells about the state of deteriorating infrastructure.

Ancient Rome
A general term for a multi-tribe nation located in the middle of the Italian Peninsula, which began as a city-state and expanded its territory to become a world empire that dominated the entire Mediterranean.

Artificial resources
Not resources that exit in nature, but ones made by people.

Bridge

A general term for structures that are built to cross rivers, valleys, and seas.。


Ceiling panel
Panels for making finished ceiling surfaces.It generally refers to the ceiling itself.

Derivative
Something derived or mode from a part of another.

Drainage pump station
A facility for forcibly draining rainwater and domestic wastewater into rivers using drainage pumps to prevent flood damage to urban areas and farmlands due to heavy rain.

Drywall
Drywall is a board-like material with a core of gypsum, a mineral made up of calcium sulfate and water, wrapped on the front, back, and sides with paper board.

erosion control
One of the means to prevent landslides, or a general term for its businesses.

Financial difficulties
The financial difficulties are so difficult that we are in a difficult situation.

flood control
Projects to protect human life, property, and livelihoods from water-related disasters such as floods and storm surges, or sediment-related disasters flows, and steep slope failures.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt
The 32nd president of the United States. One of the central figures in international politics in the first half of the 20th century.

Government ordinance designated city
A city with a population greater than 500,000 that is designated by order of cabinet of Japan.

Infrastructure
Public facilities necessary for the improvement of national welfare and the development of the national economy.
A term that compares the main equipment of a company to the above.
=Public funding

Jurisdiction
The power to be in charge. Or, the area where you have that power.

Latin
A language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European language family.
Now a dead language.

Local governments
Refers to the administrative agencies that oversee the prefectures and municipalities of Japan.

Multicopter
A type of helicopter, a rotorcraft with three or more rotors.
Today it specifically refers to unmanned aerial vehicles (drones).

National Conference on Infrastructure Maintenance
It is a platform for mobilizing all the technologies and wisdom possessed by industry, academia, government, and the private sector, to promote infrastructure maintenance in society as a whole and pass on better infrastructure to future generations.

New Deal
In 1933, the "gold standard" of exchanging gold for dollars was ended and “Fiat system” where the government issues currency was introduced. In the same year, the Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) and the Glass-Steagall Act were enacted.
In 1935, the Wagner Act was enacted, which recognized workers' "right to organize" , "right to collective bargaining", and "right to strike" .
Companies such as the establishment of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Tennessee Valley Development Authority (TVA) were established.

New York Stock Exchange
It is located in New York, USA, owned by the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE).
It is largest stock exchange in the world.It is commonly known as the "Big Board"

Paradigm
A framework of perception that governs the way of thinking in a certain era.

PPP
A scheme in which citizens work together with the government to provide public services.

Production activities
An act or activity that takes low-value goods, such as materials that are factors of production, and converts them into higher-value finished goods.

Provider
The gateway to the Internet, and it acts like a relay that connects users to the Internet through a connection.

Public investment
Investment activities conducted by central and local governments.

Rapid economic growth
The dramatically expansion of the economy.

Router
A connection device that is necessary to connect multiple digital devices, including a personal computer, to the Internet via a single connection.

Server
Refers to a "computer that provides content" such as data and information.

Storage
A general term for storage devices such as hard disks and magneto-optical disk drives that record and store digital information.

The council on Aging Social Capital Countermeasures.
The purpose of the council is as follows: "As Japan's social capital continues to age, to ‘protecting the lives of the people’, it is necessary to promote the strategic maintenance, management, and renewal of social capital. For this reason, with the aim of considering and steadily implementing necessary measures, The council on Aging Social Capital Countermeasures, chaired by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, will be established.

The Plan for Extending the Life of Infrastructures
Based on the government's "Basic Plan for Extending the Life of Infrastructures" compiled in November 2013. It is an action plan for the government.

World War II
The war beginning with the Anglo-German War in September 1939, followed by the German-Soviet War in June 1941, and the Pacific War in December of the same year, and ending with the surrender of Germany and Japan in May and August of 1945.