Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Dr. Meier and Mr. Foster, thank you very much for your overview.
The committee has been attempting to look at integrated energy systems as part of that future that will work, as opposed to the future that won't work if we just keep doing the things that we are doing.
My first question is to Dr. Meier. You talk about Toyama City, Dr. Meier, in terms of, I take it, its change in urban planning. You talked about what I take to be a more sustainable urban plan that uses its resources in a more productive way. Can you give us any other examples, from your experience, of countries or cities that in fact have seen the light and are looking at the manner in which they grow in terms of looking at a more sustainable approach and using integrated energy systems for transportation to achieve that kind of an objective?