The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism conducted a fourthround application call under the package for supporting the lives and livelihoods of disaster victims. The call supported...
On November 2, 2026, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism opened the second call for applications for the Logistics Efficiency Promotion Program (subsidy program), aiming to...
Starting November 28, 2026, a social experiment will apply timebased ETC tolls for kei cars and other vehicles, as well as ordinary cars, at the Ishibashi Tollgate exit (toward Atami and Yugawara) on...
Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism will hold the fourth meeting on cooperation between the domestic shipping industry and shippers on November 4, 2026. Executives from...
Applications for the Specified Skills No. 1 Evaluation Test in the Logistics Warehouse Field opened on October 26, 2026. The field was added to those covered by the Specified Skills System in January...
Japan Transocean Air Co., Ltd. was granted permission on October 23 to operate flights using Osaka International Airport. Following a recommendation from the Transport Council, the plan is to operate...
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...
On October 16, 2026, the amended Regional Transportation Act took effect. Sagamihara City in Kanagawa Prefecture received certification for the first nationwide plan under the newly established...
The Cabinet approved an order to revise two related enforcement orders in connection with the entry into force of an amended law promoting relay transportation. Some of the Minister of Land,...
The Cabinet approved a decree setting the effective date of the Act Partially Amending the Act on Advancing the Distribution of Goods (Act No. 21 of 2026), promulgated in May 2026. The decree will be...
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism will hold the fourth expert panel meeting to set the “appropriate cost” introduced under the amended Trucking Business Act. The meeting...
Chapter 5 of the FY2026 MLIT White Paper, titled “Building a Competitive Economic Society,” comprises three sections: developing transport networks, advancing comprehensive and integrated logistics...
Since fiscal year 2017, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has placed investigators on chartered buses in service as passengers to examine compliance with laws and...
The Transport Council concluded that it was appropriate to approve Yokohama City’s application to change the maximum fares for its general passenger bus service and submitted its recommendation to...
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism solicited proposals for the FY2026 Regional Model Creation Demonstration Project for the Use of Marine Drones to further advance their...
The July 2026 flash report presents passenger and cargo volumes, yearoveryear changes, and passenger and weight load factors for domestic scheduled and international air services. Domestic scheduled...
In line with the Japan Growth Strategy’s policy to promote the adoption of automated and remotecontrolled cargo handling machinery at domestic ports in the “Port Logistics” field, the Ports and...
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism solicited facility improvement projects to speed up and streamline container terminal gate operations, aiming to strengthen the...
October and November this year will be intensive monitoring months for shippers and prime contractors. The Truck and Logistics GMen will investigate actual conditions among all truck operators and...
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism will solicit participating businesses and eligible shipments for demonstration transport using returnable transport items (RTIs) across...