The Water Resources Department of the Water and Disaster Management Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism published "Current Status of Japan's Water Resources FY2025" as an annual report comprehensively summarizing Japan's water supply and demand, current status of water resource development, and urgent water resource-related issues.
This report is positioned as an annual report based on Article 12 of the Water Cycle Basic Act (enforced July 2014), continuously providing valuable information accumulated in "Japan's Water Resources" data through annual updates. The report consists of 8 chapters: Chapter 1 "Water Cycle and Water Resource Endowment," Chapter 2 "Water Resource Utilization Status," Chapter 3 "Promoting Appropriate Water Use," Chapter 4 "Collaborative Efforts Related to Water Resources," Chapter 5 "Promoting Understanding of Water Resources," Chapter 6 "Awareness of Water Resources," Chapter 7 "International Efforts Related to Water Resources," and Chapter 8 "Water Resource Developments in FY2024," providing comprehensive coverage.
The report's purpose is to help many citizens understand the current situation surrounding water in Japan and the world, while serving as basic material for initiatives ensuring safe and secure water. Promoting support and understanding for water resource administration is also positioned as an important objective.
The report includes term explanations and reference materials, providing specialized water resource information in an accessible format. The responsible department is the Water Resources Planning Division, Water Resources Department, Water and Disaster Management Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
The article shows that systematic current situation assessment and issue organization based on legal foundations continues to be implemented in Japan's water resource management, playing an important role as information provision to citizens and basic materials for policy formulation.