Noto Earthquake Recovery Status and Outlook as of September 2026
Overview
Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) compiled and published the estimated recovery and reconstruction achievements as of the end of September 2026 and the main plans ahead. This update follows its July 2026 compilation of the status and outlook as of the end of June 2026. MLIT says it will continue to make full use of its on-the-ground capabilities and work with all its strength toward the earliest possible recovery and reconstruction of the affected areas. Its webpage lists actions taken to date.
Key points
- Published the estimated recovery and reconstruction achievements as of the end of September 2026, along with the main plans ahead.
- In July 2026, MLIT had compiled the status and outlook as of the end of June that year.
- MLIT says it will make the most of its on-the-ground capabilities and devote all its efforts to the early recovery and reconstruction of the affected areas.
Overview
The official title of the published material is “Recovery and Reconstruction Status and Outlook Following the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake (as of the end of September 2026) — Toward Restoring the Lives and Livelihoods of Those Affected.” It covers recovery and reconstruction status and outlook following the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake, with a focus on restoring the lives and livelihoods of those affected.
In July 2026, MLIT compiled the status and outlook as of the end of June that year. In this publication, it has again compiled the current estimated recovery and reconstruction achievements and the main plans ahead.
Impact
MLIT says it will make the most of its on-the-ground capabilities and devote all its efforts to the earliest possible recovery and reconstruction of the affected areas.
Details
MLIT published the estimated recovery and reconstruction achievements as of the end of September 2026 and the main plans ahead. The announcement explains that these have been compiled again to present the current situation.
Actions taken to date are listed on the MLIT webpage. The contacts are Doi Mame and Isobe of the Policy Planning Division, Policy Bureau, MLIT. The telephone number is 03-5253-8111, extension 24-223. The announcement states that Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view the PDF.