FY2024 Supplementary Budget Draft and Measures
The November 2024 documents titled “Regarding the FY2024 Supplementary Budget Draft” and “FY2024 Supplementary Budget Draft Measures” present policies in three chapters, including regional...
Reports
G7 Sapporo Climate, Energy and Environment Ministerial Meeting
The G7 Climate, Energy and Environment Ministers’ Meeting is held in connection with the G7 Summit and serves as a ministerial meeting that lays the foundation for discussions among the leaders. Held...
June 2026 Construction Orders Dynamics Survey: Major 50 Companies
In the June 2026 Construction Orders Dynamics Statistics Survey of 50 major companies, private construction decreased 22.5% year on year due to declines in transport, manufacturing, real estate, and...
Building Construction Starts Report (June 2026)
New housing starts in June 2026 increased by 18.6% year on year because owneroccupied houses, rental houses, and houses for sale all increased. The seasonally adjusted annualized rate also increased...
Corporate Transaction Volume Index: April 2026
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism publishes the Corporate Transaction Volume Index every month. The index processes and converts into an index the volume of transfer...
Project PLATEAU Conducts FY2027 Information Request (RFI#1)
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism will conduct an information request (RFI1) for FY2027 through Project PLATEAU, which aims to realize urban digital twins. It is soliciting...
Forecasting Ship Demand to Support Global Seaborne Trade
The Maritime Bureau of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism conducted a forecast of ship demand through 2050 based on future scenarios. The forecast covered not only ships...
Saito Hideaki Elected OECD Shipbuilding Committee Chair
Hideaki Saito, an adviser to Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism nominated by Japan, was unanimously elected chair of the OECD Shipbuilding Committee and will assume...
MLIT Revises Civil Works Decarbonization Action Plan
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism revised its Decarbonization Action Plan, released in April 2025, based on the latest implementation status and newly added a steel...
Green Steel Trials in MLIT Civil Engineering Projects
The steel industry accounts for the largest share, approximately 35%, of CO₂ emissions from Japan’s manufacturing sector, making GX especially necessary. In coordination with the Ministry of Economy,...