On August 4, 2026, the Cabinet approved the Decree Specifying the Effective Date of Certain Provisions of the Act Partially Amending the Sewerage Act and Other Acts, and the Decree Partially Amending...
Prime Minister Takaichi inspected areas affected by the 2026 Kumamoto Earthquake and outlined plans to support evacuation centers, restore public infrastructure and livelihoods, and provide fiscal...
The 2026 Kumamoto Earthquake resulted in 35 reported deaths, including cases whose connection to the disaster is still under investigation by police. Numerous buildings collapsed and roads were...
Prime Minister Takaichi explained at the 6th Cybersecurity Strategy Headquarters meeting that Cybersecurity 2026 and other measures had been decided, and directed action in three areas: responding to...
On July 30, 2026, Prime Minister Takaichi reported at the third 2026 Kumamoto Earthquake Emergency Disaster Countermeasures Headquarters meeting that deaths and injuries, building damage, water...
Following an earthquake with a seismic intensity of 7 centered in Kumamoto Prefecture, extensive damage to people, buildings, fires, and roads was confirmed as of 8:30 a.m., including 13 deaths,...
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has designated 31 level crossings nationwide for improvement under the Act on Promotion of Improvement of Level Crossings, aiming to...
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism will hold the 14th meeting of its Disaster Prevention and Disaster Reduction Headquarters on July 28 and decide on the fiscal 2026 disaster...
Regarding the Tsuruga–ShinOsaka section of the Hokuriku Shinkansen, a reporter asked whether the costeffectiveness of the Obama route, which had previously been lower than that of the less expensive...
Japan and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have agreed to establish a new Japanese trust fund, the Water Initiative for Security, Efficiency & Resilience (WISER), to strengthen support in the water...
On July 23, 2026, Prime Minister Takaichi met with prefectural assembly speakers and outlined a policy to raise potential growth through domestic investment, aiming for a “Strong and Prosperous...
Japan will advance publicprivate investment, technological innovation, regional economies, and human resource development based on the Japan Growth Strategy. It will strengthen diplomacy and national...
As population decline makes reliance on labor input increasingly difficult in Japan, raising capital input and total factor productivity is essential for sustainable growth. Social infrastructure...
The FY2026 MLIT White Paper systematically presents recovery and reconstruction from the Noto Peninsula earthquake and heavy rains and the Great East Japan Earthquake, tsunami disaster prevention,...
The 2026 White Paper on Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism examines infrastructure in the land, infrastructure, transport and tourism field, the challenges, policies, initiatives, and future...
The Ministry of the Environment’s measures, grounded in the Basic Act on Water Cycles and the Basic Plan on Water Cycles, promote stable water supplies, sustainable restructuring of water supply and...
On September 16, the European Commission presented the "European Clean Transport Corridor Initiative" to accelerate charging infrastructure development for heavyduty vehicles on the TransEuropean...