Advancing Collaborative Railway-Area Development
The City Bureau of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism added a new chapter, “Collaborative RailwayArea Development,” to its railwayarea development guidelines in light of...
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism reports
Izu Peninsula Port Network for Disaster Support
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism received Shizuoka Prefecture’s application to form a maritime support network for disasteraffected areas on the Izu Peninsula and decided...
Follow-Up on the Phase II MLIT Statistics Reform Plan
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism followed up on implementation of the Phase II MLIT Statistics Reform Plan. At a meeting established to prevent past cases of improper...
Guidelines to Prevent Underpass Flooding Accidents
In response to more frequent and severe heavy rainfall associated with climate change and other factors, and to personal injury and property damage caused by flooded underpasses in various regions,...
Cabinet Approves Orders for Amended Architects Act
The Cabinet approved related orders accompanying a partial amendment to the Architects Act. Provisions requiring written contracts for architects’ design and construction supervision services, and...
One Trial Adopted to Improve Coastal Shipping Efficiency
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry solicited proposals for the FY2026 Subsidy Program for Rationalizing Energy Use and...
Road Equipment Manual Partially Revised After Chiba Flooding
Following the flooding incident at the Route 16 Muratacho underpass during the August 2026 Chiba heavy rains, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism partially revised the Draft...
Minister Ibayashi’s Press Conference
Reporters asked Minister Yanagi about the content, number, timing, and departments involved in inquiries about allocation results; whether inquiries were made before budget amounts were decided for...
Transport Policy for Today’s Needs
This chapter describes progress in recovery and reconstruction after the Noto Peninsula earthquake and heavy rains, the Great East Japan Earthquake, and the Fukushima nuclear disaster, as well as...
Advancing Regional Revitalization Through the Regional Future Strategy
Efforts since the launch of regional revitalization have not reversed population decline or the concentration of population in Tokyo. In rural areas, falling consumption accompanying population...