Agriculture Minister Takabe’s Domestic Trip
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Arata Takabe is scheduled to visit Kumamoto Prefecture on October 31, 2026, to inspect onsite recovery and reconstruction following the 2026 Kumamoto...
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61Katayama Post-Cabinet Press Conference Summary, October 9, 2026
Finance Minister Katayama explained the Cabinet’s approval of a bill on consumption tax and support payments, reviews of special tax measures, subsidies and funds, a request for cybersecurity...
Defense Minister’s Press Conference, October 16
Defense Minister Koizumi announced the return of the transport ship Kunisaki after it conducted international emergency relief operations during forest fires in Indonesia, as well as plans for the...
Kumamoto Recovery Center and Earthquake Support Fund
The Cabinet Office and the Financial Services Agency will open the Kumamoto Industrial Recovery Consultation Center to support businesses affected by the 2026 Kumamoto Earthquake and begin offering...
Kumamoto Recovery Center and Earthquake Support Fund Announced
The Cabinet Office, the Financial Services Agency, and the Small and Medium Enterprise Agency outlined a consultation system for businesses affected by the 2026 Kumamoto Earthquake and a recovery...
Summary of Minister Fujii’s Post-Cabinet Press Conference
At the October 6, 2026, press conference, Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Fujii said the government had decided to advance ordinary local allocation tax payments to municipalities...
TEC-FORCE Expands Disaster Support with 499 Reserve Members
On October 1, 2026, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism registered 499 TECFORCE reserve members for fiscal year 2026. They will receive training required for disaster dispatch...
Support for SMEs Affected by Typhoon No. 25 (Update 2)
Following the application of the Disaster Relief Act to 49 municipalities in Chiba Prefecture, one town in Tokyo, and two cities in Kanagawa Prefecture due to damage from Typhoon No. 25 in Reiwa 8,...
Support Measures for Businesses Affected by Typhoon No. 18
Following the application of the Disaster Relief Act to Tokunoshima Town, Oshima District, Kagoshima Prefecture, in connection with the disaster caused by Typhoon No. 18 in Reiwa 8, the Ministry of...
Summary of Minister Fujii’s Post-Cabinet Press Conference
At the September 29, 2026 press conference, Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Fujii said the government had decided to advance ordinary local allocation tax payments to municipalities...
Streamlined Disaster Assessments in Hokuriku Flood Areas
After heavy rain struck the Hokuriku region from August 27 to 30, 2026, damaging rivers, roads, and other infrastructure, disaster recovery project assessments are being streamlined in Toyama,...
Emergency Drainage Operations by Team Inbanuma
After Typhoon No. 25 breached levees around Lake Inbanuma and caused widespread, prolonged flooding, Chiba Prefecture, the Japan Water Agency, and the Kanto Regional Development Bureau formed Team...
Dispatch of Disaster Recovery Experts to Aomori
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, responding to a request from Aomori Prefecture following heavy rainfall beginning September 1, 2026, will dispatch disaster recovery...
2026 Prime Minister’s Award for Disaster Prevention Merit: Winners Announced
The recipients of the 2026 Prime Minister’s Award for Disaster Prevention Merit have been decided. Among those affiliated with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, one...
Minister Kaneko's Press Conference Summary
The September 8, 2026, press conference of the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism covered an inspection of areas affected by the heavy rain in Hokuriku and future disaster...
FY2026 Local Finance Council Summary (August 21)
The Local Finance Council deliberated on the September allocation of the FY2026 Special Local Allocation Tax for Earthquake Disaster Reconstruction under Article 23 of the Local Allocation Tax Act....
Financial Measures for 2026 Typhoon No. 24 and Frontal Rain Disasters
On September 7, 2026, the Director of the Kagoshima Finance Office of the Kyushu Financial Bureau and the Director of the Kagoshima Branch of the Bank of Japan requested that deposithandling...
Minister Kaneko’s Press Conference Summary
At the September 4, 2026 press conference, Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister Kaneko Yasushi reported on the recovery and reconstruction framework for the 2026 Kumamoto Earthquake,...
FY2026 Comprehensive Disaster Preparedness Drill with All Cabinet Ministers
On Disaster Prevention Day, September 1, Reiwa 8, the FY2026 Comprehensive Disaster Preparedness Drill was conducted with the participation of all cabinet ministers, including Prime Minister...
Cabinet / Reiwa 8 Kumamoto Quake Emergency-Disaster Recovery & Reconstruction HQ
The Cabinet decided on six general matters and other items, Cabinet orders, and personnel matters. Statements were made by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, Prime Minister Takaichi, and the...