Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and Indonesia’s Ministry of Public Works held the 12th Japan–Indonesia ViceMinisterial Meeting on Construction under a memorandum of...
On October 23, 2026, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism granted business permits to highway companies for two smart interchanges and announced the start of preparatory...
Minister Ibayashi said he was aware that Narita International Airport Corporation had notified the government of a change to the planned completion date for Runway C and announced that it aimed to...
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism will begin trials of the “Autonomous Logistics Road,” a system intended to address the logistics crisis and achieve carbon neutrality. The...
Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has established the Guidelines for Mobility Support Services in Pedestrian Spaces, which set out how to advance these efforts, and the...
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism selected Ikeda City, Osaka Prefecture, to conduct a field trial testing technology that uses AI and other tools to automatically extract...
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism will hold the 2nd Water Disaster Investigation and Countermeasures Committee to consider measures against urban inland flooding and other...
Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) compiled and published the estimated recovery and reconstruction achievements as of the end of September 2026 and the main plans...
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism will report on overall initiatives for the MLIT Data Platform, the addition of new functions, the expansion and updating of linked data,...
At the 114th World Bank–IMF Development Committee, Japan expressed gratitude for the chairmanship and called for stronger coordination and capabilities across the World Bank Group (WBG) to address...
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, NEDO, and the Digital & AI Systems Design Center (DADC) of IPA have prepared draft guidelines to support collaboration between utility providers and data...
The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications selected the Information and Communications Network Association of Japan as the implementing organization (subsidy provider) for the FY2026 budget...
The Cabinet decided on October 6 that the 65 people listed would receive the 47th Decorations for Dangerous Duty Personnel, dated November 3. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and...
On October 9, 2026, following the advance announcement of designation as a severe disaster (major category), the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism announced that it would apply...
The minister explained that allocations from the Social Infrastructure Development Comprehensive Grant are determined by comprehensively considering local governments’ requests, project progress, and...
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism compiled data on the use of sprayed asbestos and similar materials in national government buildings. As of March 31, 2026, their use was...
At Noroshi Fishing Port (Noroshi District), which was damaged in the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake, the remaining section of the 3.0 m quay and part of the adjacent boat launch have begun operation...
The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications announced that, under the FY2025 supplementary budget project to strengthen digital infrastructure by geographically dispersing submarine cables...
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism selected waters off Wakayama Prefecture (eastern area) and waters off Ichikikushikino City,...
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...