The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has selected the winning organizations and projects for the FY2026 (19th) Circulation Sewerage Awards. The Grand Prix goes to the...
The Port Bureau revised the “Trial Manual for Considering the Introduction of Precast Methods in Port Works” to its second edition so that the advantages of precast methods can be evaluated more...
In Japan, the Construction Investment Outlook has been prepared every fiscal year since FY1960 to clarify the size and structure of the domestic construction market. The FY2026 Construction...
In the July 2026 Construction Orders Dynamic Statistics Survey (survey of the 50 largest companies), privatesector construction decreased 6.1% year on year, driven by declines in real estate, finance...
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism conducted a survey of supply, demand, and price trends for major construction materials from August 1 to 5, 2026. The survey covered 7...
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism will publish an interim report on remote and automated construction in sediment control projects. In light of labor shortages in...
The June 2026 edition of the Construction Total Statistics has been published on eStat, the government’s portal for comprehensive statistics. These processed statistics estimate monthly completed...
In light of the increasing frequency of waterrelated disasters in recent years and forecasts of further intensification due to climate change, efforts are under way to revise floodcontrol plans from...
The June 2026 Construction Orders Survey (Top 50 Firms) found that private construction decreased by 22.5% year on year, marking four consecutive months of decline. Meanwhile, the total increased by...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism will pilot the use of green steel, steel produced with reduced CO₂ emissions, in commissioned civil engineering works. It will examine the...
Prime Minister Takaichi received briefings on the Strategic Industrial Cluster Plan, Regional Industrial Cluster Plan, and Local Industry Growth Plan as the first plans leading the three types under...
The Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism certified the Tsukiji 2chome District Type 1 Urban Redevelopment Project as an excellent privatesector urban regeneration project plan in a...
The Ports and Harbors Bureau of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism will hold the first FY2026 meeting of the Study Group on Ports for Promoting Offshore Wind Power Deployment...
The Ports and Harbours Bureau solicited technology development projects from April 7 to May 15, 2026, to promote the deployment of floating offshore wind power and establish optimal offshore...
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism announced on July 24, 2026, that the FY2026 Basic Plan for the Special Port Facilities Development Project had been approved by the...
Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Yasushi Kaneko explained the theme of the Reiwa 8 MLIT White Paper and gave his views on the Katsuragawa plan for the Tsuruga–ShinOsaka section...