Disaster assessment efficiency measures will be applied to rivers, roads, and other infrastructure damaged by the August 2026 Chiba heavy rains in Chiba Prefecture and Chiba City to promote early...
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism selected five projects for the FY2026 Transportation Gap Elimination Pilot Project, Round 2, solicited as part of the Transportation Gap...
State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Tsuneyuki Sakai visited Mexico from Wednesday, August 26, through Sunday, August 30, 2026. He promoted transportation and infrastructure...
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism is seeking organizations to cooperate in a field demonstration that will implement technology using AI and other tools to automatically...
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism formulated the “Policy on Satellite Data Utilization in the Infrastructure Sector,” setting out basic measures for using satellite data in...
Twentythree new organizations were selected as survey cooperators for the Basic Survey toward the Open Availability of ETC2.0 Probe Data, for which applications were invited from June 1 to July 31,...
Regarding the Act Partially Amending the Act on Revitalization and Regeneration of Local Public Transportation (Act No. 35 of 2026), promulgated on June 10, 2026, the Cabinet approved on September 1,...
In light of changes in social conditions surrounding station plazas and urban policy, a review committee will be established to consider revising the Station Plaza Planning Guidelines, and its first...
Following amendments to the Road Act and related measures in FY2013, road managers have been required since FY2014 to inspect bridges, tunnels, road appurtenances, and other facilities once every...
To support victims of the 2026 Kumamoto Earthquake, the Hokuriku Regional Development Bureau of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism will begin water supply assistance at Mikka...
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 Railway Bureau of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism published average crowding rates for major sections in Japan’s three major metropolitan areas for fiscal 2025. The...
Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Yasushi Kaneko said that Central Japan Railway Company intends to present, by the end of the year, an opening outlook for the Shinagawa–Nagoya...
Finance Minister Katayama announced revisions to the Corporate Governance Code to promote companies’ longterm value growth and investment in growth. The minister described benefitlinked tax credits...
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 announced on July 24, 2026, that the FY2026 Basic Plan for the Special Port Facilities Development Project had been approved by the...
At a July 14, 2026 press conference, Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Yasushi Kaneko explained coordination with the ministry following enactment of legislation to establish...
At a July 10, 2026 press conference, Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Kaneko explained five statutory white papers approved by the Cabinet, logisticsefficiency survey findings,...
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism is considering the development of automated logistics roads to address the logistics crisis and achieve carbon neutrality. The concept...
The Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism explained that Central Japan Railway Company expects the Shinagawa–Nagoya section of the Linear Chuo Shinkansen to cost about 11 trillion...