Driver Monitoring Systems to Become Mandatory
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism incorporated requirements for drowsiness warning and distraction warning systems into the safety standards for road vehicles and related...
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17Partner Selected for Autonomous Vehicles in Road Management
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism selected Turing Co., Ltd. as the partner providing autonomous vehicles for a study on using autonomous vehicles in road management,...
Discussing Motorcycle Parking Spaces in Urban Areas
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism will hold the fourth Liaison Council of Relevant Ministries and Agencies on Securing Parking Spaces for Motorcycles and Similar Vehicles in...
Cabinet Approval of Contingency Funds for Taxi Fuel Price Relief
This material announces that the use of contingency funds for the fuel price volatility mitigation program for taxi operators was approved by the Cabinet on September 1, 2026. It provides the press...
Postponement of Vehicle Standards After the Kumamoto Earthquake
Because companies involved in vehicle production were affected by the Kumamoto earthquake, production delays have made compliance with the new standards scheduled to apply from September difficult....
FY2026 Compulsory Auto Liability Insurance Awareness Campaign
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism will conduct an intensive onemonth public information and awareness campaign on the compulsory auto liability insurance system from...
Mapping Japan’s Manufacturing Supply Chains with Firm-Level Transaction Data
This article identifies the multilayered and extensive supply chain structure of Japan’s manufacturing sector using highly granular interfirm transaction data and quantitatively analyzes its...
MLIT Expands Eligible Devices for Support Cars 2.0
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism will expand the devices covered by Support Cars to more advanced safety technologies, including driver monitoring systems, in light of...
Minister Kaneko Briefing: Automated Driving Standards and Disaster Response
Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Yasuyuki Kaneko reported that international standards for Level 4 automated driving systems had been agreed at the United Nations WP.29. In...
Open Data Spaces and Distributed Data Management
Open Data Spaces (ODS) is an open, scalable technology concept for managing businessspecific data and context in a distributed manner while respecting the diversity of countries and organizations. As...
IPA Defines Data-Sharing Requirements for Stable Automotive Semiconductor Supply
The Informationtechnology Promotion Agency, Japan (IPA) published the Guidelines on DataSharing Mechanisms for Supply Chain Resilience (Automotive Semiconductor Related), Version 0.1, on June 16,...
Japan’s Circular Economy Vision Under the Action Plan | Chapter 3Advancing the Circular Economy
Japan is shifting from a linear economy based on mass production, mass consumption, and mass disposal to a circular economy that reuses waste as resources and creates added value. Through building a...
Toyota to Start BEV Production at Existing Czech Plant, Accelerating Decarbonization
Toyota Motor Corporation announced plans to commence Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) production at its existing manufacturing facility in the Czech Republic, marking a significant acceleration of the...
US Retail Sales Rise 0.6% Month-on-Month in August, Exceeding Forecasts Due to Back-to-School Demand and Inflation
According to preliminary data from the US Department of Commerce released on September 16, retail sales (seasonally adjusted) in August reached $732.0 billion, up 0.6% from the previous month. This...
U.S. Commerce Department Issues Federal Register Notice to Reduce Reciprocal Tariff Rates and Additional Tariffs on Automotive and Civil Aircraft for Japan, Effective September 16
Federal Register Publication of Tariff Rate Revisions... Federal Register Publication of Tariff Rate Revisions...
European Commission to Deploy New Initiatives in Autonomous Driving, Connected Cars, and Electrification
The European Commission held the third meeting of the Strategic Dialogue on the Future of the European Automotive Industry on September 12, 2025, chaired by Commission President Ursula von der Leyen....
JETRO Releases Latest Reports on US Supply Chain Human Rights Legislation and Emerging Market Research
【Latest Research Report List】 JETRO's latest research reports released in September 2025 include legislation trends on "Supply Chains and Human Rights" (U.S. Edition, 2nd Edition), export control...