Developing a Long-Term Vision for the Building Sector
Overview
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism will hold the fourth meeting of the Study Group on the Mid- to Long-Term Future of the Building Sector on October 20, 2026. Based on discussions at the first through third meetings and in working groups on stock, workforce, quality and technology, digital transformation, and urban areas, the group will finalize a draft of the “Mid- to Long-Term Vision for the Building Sector” (provisional title) and discuss the future schedule. The meeting is closed to the public. Meeting materials and a summary of the proceedings are scheduled to be posted on the website at a later date.
Key points
- The fourth study group meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, from 10:00 to 12:00.
- The main agenda items are finalizing the draft vision (provisional title) and discussing the future schedule.
- The meeting is closed to the public, and the meeting materials and summary of the proceedings are scheduled to be posted at a later date.
Overview
Following earlier discussions, the fourth study group meeting will be held to compile a draft of the Mid- to Long-Term Vision for the Building Sector (provisional title).
The study group has held its first through third meetings, while the working groups have addressed “stock,” “workforce,” “quality and technology,” “digital transformation,” and “urban areas.”
Details
The venue is the Housing Bureau conference room on the second floor of Central Government Building No. 3, with online participation also available. The address is 2-1-3 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda City, Tokyo.
The agenda is “Finalization of the draft Mid- to Long-Term Vision for the Building Sector (provisional title)” and “Future schedule.” The committee members are listed in the appendix to the attached “Press Release.”
The meeting itself is closed to the public, but the meeting materials and summary of the proceedings are scheduled to be posted on the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism website at a later date.
Videos of symposiums related to discussions at past study group meetings are also available. The first focused on stock, the second on workforce, human resource development, and digital transformation, and the third on urban areas and community development. Each included a keynote address and a panel discussion.