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Tollgates on Japanese expressways are being replaced with those accepting only vehicles equipped with an electronic toll collection (ETC) system at an accelerated pace. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/06/japan/etc-only-expressway-gates-increase/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #expressways #driving #mlit

Tollgates on Japanese expressways are being replaced with those accepting only vehicles equipped with an electronic toll collection (ETC) system at an accelerated pace. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/06/japan/etc-only-expressway-gates-increase/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #expressways #driving #mlit

Tollgates on Japanese expressways are being replaced with those accepting only vehicles equipped with an electronic toll collection (ETC) system at an accelerated pace. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/06/japan/etc-only-expressway-gates-increase/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #expressways #driving #mlit

Tollgates on Japanese expressways are being replaced with those accepting only vehicles equipped with an electronic toll collection (ETC) system at an accelerated pace. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/06/japan/etc-only-expressway-gates-increase/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #expressways #driving #mlit

The total length of sewer pipes in Japan that have been judged to require countermeasures due to risks such as cave-ins has reached 748 kilometers, the infrastructure ministry has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/21/japan/sewer-pipes-risks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #mlit #sewage #surveys #yashio #saitama #localgovernment

The total length of sewer pipes in Japan that have been judged to require countermeasures due to risks such as cave-ins has reached 748 kilometers, the infrastructure ministry has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/21/japan/sewer-pipes-risks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #mlit #sewage #surveys #yashio #saitama #localgovernment

The total length of sewer pipes in Japan that have been judged to require countermeasures due to risks such as cave-ins has reached 748 kilometers, the infrastructure ministry has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/21/japan/sewer-pipes-risks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #mlit #sewage #surveys #yashio #saitama #localgovernment

The total length of sewer pipes in Japan that have been judged to require countermeasures due to risks such as cave-ins has reached 748 kilometers, the infrastructure ministry has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/21/japan/sewer-pipes-risks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #mlit #sewage #surveys #yashio #saitama #localgovernment

The average land price in Japan as of Jan. 1 rose 2.8% from a year earlier, up for the fifth straight year, the land ministry said Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/03/17/average-land-price-up/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #mlit #tokyo #tourism #boj #earthquakes #notopeninsula

The average land price in Japan as of Jan. 1 rose 2.8% from a year earlier, up for the fifth straight year, the land ministry said Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/03/17/average-land-price-up/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #mlit #tokyo #tourism #boj #earthquakes #notopeninsula

The average land price in Japan as of Jan. 1 rose 2.8% from a year earlier, up for the fifth straight year, the land ministry said Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/03/17/average-land-price-up/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #mlit #tokyo #tourism #boj #earthquakes #notopeninsula

The average land price in Japan as of Jan. 1 rose 2.8% from a year earlier, up for the fifth straight year, the land ministry said Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/03/17/average-land-price-up/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #mlit #tokyo #tourism #boj #earthquakes #notopeninsula

Taxis in Tokyo’s 23 wards and its cities will increase their fares, partly to raise income for taxi drivers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/15/tokyo-taxi-price-hike/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #mlit #taxis #tourism

The transport ministry has ordered major used car dealer Bigmotor to halt operations at a quarter of its vehicle maintenance outlets after finding that the firm had charged excessive repair and inspection fees. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/10/24/companies/bigmotor-halt-operations/?utm_content=buffer7550c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #companies #bigmotor #sompo #financialservicesagency #mlit

Japan's next-generation ETC records and visualizes the driving histories of vehicles equipped with onboard units, and the government aims to harness this large-scale data for a variety of public and economic purposes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/17/japan/etc-data-use/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #expressways #driving #mlit #tourism #localgovernment #disasterpreparedness

The transport ministry will test the feasibility of transporting goods on so-called autoflow roads, dedicated highways for autonomous freight vehicles, from November through February 2026. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/01/japan/autoflow-roads-test/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #mlit #driving #expressways

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, the Japan Innovation Party, have decided to reconsider the route of the planned Hokuriku Shinkansen section. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/16/japan/hokuriku-shinkansen-route-change/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #mlit #hokurikushinkansen #bullettrains #rail #fukui #osaka #kyoto #ldp #nipponishinnokai #environment

The transport ministry will likely delay starting work to extend the Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train line to link Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture and Shin-Osaka Station in Osaka Prefecture, sources said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/09/japan/hokuriku-shinkansen-extension-delay/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #mlit #hokurikushinkansen #bullettrains #rail #fukui #osaka #kyoto #ldp #nipponishinnokai #environment

The transport ministry is considering abolishing monochromatic versions of "gotochi" special vehicle registration plates designed by local governments, it was learned. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/25/japan/license-plates-monochrome-stop/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #mlit #carparts #cars #localgovernment

Yasuko Gotoh braved the attitudes and aggressions of Japan's government ministries early in her career before thriving in later roles and in the private sector. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/05/09/business/women-work-yasuko-gotoh/?utm_content=buffer3cd9b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #business #japancoastguard #mlit #womensissues #womenatwork

Japan's transport ministry will provide incentives for logistics service providers to cooperate in the long-distance transportation of cargo, as part of its aims to advance work style reform for truck drivers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/19/japan/transportation-truck-drivers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #mlit #trucks #workstylereform

Japan's government adopted on Tuesday a bill designed to eliminate areas underserved by transportation services such as buses and taxis, with measures including calling on municipalities to provide financial support. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/10/japan/society/transportation-lack-bill/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #mlit #buses

The transport ministry plans to cover half of the cost for domestic airlines and local governments managing airports to purchase snowplows and other snow removal equipment. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/22/japan/snowplow-airports-subsidy-plan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #mlit #snow #airports #ai #localgovernment

The transport ministry plans to provide subsidies for measures designed to ease airport congestion caused by an increase in inbound tourists. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/12/japan/japan-subsidy-airport-congestion-ease/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tourism #airports #mlit

Japan's transport ministry has completed notifications suspending a total of 3,333 delivery minivehicles at 1,862 post offices operated by Japan Post over improper driver roll calls. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/10/japan/japan-post-delivery-vehicles-halt/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #japanpost #mlit #driving #delivery #corporategovernance #postalservices

The transportation ministry gave administrative guidance to JR East over recent problems, including service disruptions on its Yamanote and Joban lines. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/03/companies/jr-east-guidance-service-halts/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #jreast #yamanoteline #jobanline #rail #mlit

The tourism ministry plans to strengthen financial support for town development efforts by municipalities that utilize historical tourism resources in fiscal 2026. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/02/japan/japan-tourism-subsidy-historical-resourcs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tourism #localgovernment #mlit

Japan's transport ministry is considering raising the leasing fees paid by Japan Railways group companies for some shinkansen facilities. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/24/japan/shinkansen-leasing-fee-hike/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #shinkansen #mlit #jrwest #jreast #jr #rail

The land ministry said Friday that it has been looking into whether local governments nationwide are aware of the nationalities of residents living in public housing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/23/japan/public-housing-residents-nationality/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #housing #nationality #surveys #mlit #localgovernment

Japan saw a record 40 million tourists visit last year, new figures have shown, as simmering tensions with China fail to put a damper on the numbers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/20/japan/japan-foreign-visitor-number-record-high/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tourism #mlit #yasushikaneko

Overseas buyers accounted for 3.5% of newly built condos purchased in Tokyo’s 23 wards in the first half of 2025, a sizeable increase from last year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/26/japan/foreign-condo-buyers-survey/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #realestate #mlit #surveys #tokyo #osaka

Plans to extend the runway at Sapporo’s Okadama Airport are moving forward to boost commercial flight capacity, attract more business jets and facilitate medevac flights at the city’s smaller airport. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/17/japan/okadama-airport-extension/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #okadamaairport #hokkaido #sapporo #airports #airlines #tourism #mlit

Toyota Motor has introduced a five-stage internal qualification system for maintaining quality at vehicle certification test sites and developing related human resources. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/10/companies/toyota-qualification-fraud/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #mlit #toyota #carmakers #fraud

Japan's transport ministry ordered light commercial vehicles around 100 post offices run by Japan Post be suspended due to failures to perform alcohol checks on the drivers, among other problems found. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/03/japan/japan-post-vehicles/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #japanpost #driving #postalservices #mlit #delivery

The transport ministry will investigate what it describes as a 'serious incident' after a passenger plane operated by Japan's All Nippon Airways landed on a runway in Hokkaido where a work vehicle was operating. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/22/japan/ana-serious-incident/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #mlit #hokkaido #ana #airlines

Japan's infrastructure ministry is aiming to replace utility poles on emergency transport routes in urban areas with underground power cables by fiscal 2030. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/07/japan/eliminating-utility-poles/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #utilities #electricity #mlit #disasterpreparedness

Japan’s transport ministry has announced new air safety regulations requiring flight passengers to keep power banks within sight to mitigate fire risks while on board planes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/03/japan/mobile-battery-airplane/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #airlines #aviation #batteries #mlit

The transport ministry revoked Japan Post's general truck transport business license on Wednesday, in response to the company's improper roll calls to conduct alcohol and other checks on its drivers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/25/japan/japan-post-stripped-of-truck-license/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #japanpost #trucks #mlit

Japan Post may have its general cargo vehicle license revoked, the transport ministry has said, following revelations of the company's widespread failures in conducting mandatory alcohol and health checks for drivers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/05/japan/society/japan-post-license-revoke/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #mlit #japanpost #alcohol #health #delivery #postalservices #corporategovernance

The transport ministry plans to increase the number of train station platforms with safety doors nationwide to 4,000 by fiscal 2030 through March 2031, setting a new target to make travel safer for passengers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/20/japan/society/station-platform-doors/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #mlit #rail #disability #barrierfree #travel

Eye-catching manhole covers adorned with unique designs that showcase local tourist spots and specialties have become valuable tourism assets in Japan, drawing many visitors to municipalities. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/04/japan/manhole-designs-tourism/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #manholes #mlit

About 75% of the post offices across Japan have improperly conducted mandatory alcohol and health checks on delivery drivers after four cases of drunk driving by postal drivers were found in fiscal 2024. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/24/japan/japan-post-improper-checks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #mlit #internalaffairsministry #japanpost #postalservices #alcohol #health

The transport ministry launched a special audit of Japan Post on Friday over improperly conducted mandatory alcohol and health checks on delivery drivers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/25/japan/japan-post-special-audit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #mlit #japanpost #alcohol #health

Japan's new land, infrastructure, transport and tourism minister has vowed to secure a "necessary and sufficient" budget for measures to strengthen the country's resilience to natural disasters. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/14/japan/japan-land-minister-interview/ #japan #hiromasanakano #mlit #disasterpreparedness #ishikawaearthquake #budgets #laborlaws

The transport ministry inspected 34 Bigmotor dealerships Friday as part of an investigation into suspected automobile insurance fraud by the major used car dealer. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/07/28/companies/bigmotor-on-site-probe/?utm_content=buffer7cc75&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #companies #bigmotor #mlit #usedcars #fraud

Roadside trees in front of numerous outlets of scandal-hit used car dealership chain Bigmotor were found to have withered unnaturally, local authorities across Japan have said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/28/japan/society/bigmotor-trees-scandal/?utm_content=buffer3b803&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #society #bigmotor #cars #usedcars #localgovernment #mlit #environment

A slope was completed Saturday for using heavy machinery in the search for a male truck driver trapped in a sinkhole that appeared Tuesday in the city of Yashio, Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/01/japan/saitama-sinkhole-slope/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #saitama #yashio #sinkholes #trafficaccidents #mlit #firefighters

In their bid to rescue a 74-year-old man trapped in a sinkhole in Saitama Prefecture, rescue crews are preparing to deploy heavy machinery to stabilize the site. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/31/japan/crime-legal/sinkhole-machinery-rescue/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #saitama #yashio #sinkholes #trafficaccidents #mlit #firefighters

Japanese authorities are urging drivers to exercise caution — and asking party-goers to go easy on the drinks — as collisions involving drunk people asleep on the road typically spike in December. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/27/japan/crime-legal/drunk-pedestrians-run-over/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #mlit #cars #alcohol #drinking #trafficaccidents #nationalpoliceagency

Japan's transport ministry has completed notifications suspending a total of 3,333 delivery minivehicles at 1,862 post offices operated by Japan Post over improper driver roll calls. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/10/japan/japan-post-delivery-vehicles-halt/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #japanpost #mlit #driving #delivery #corporategovernance #postalservices