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 stripped of truck transport business license
Yokohama – 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. Japan Post will not be allowed to operate its approximately 2,500 trucks an…
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https://www.alojapan.com/1306374/japan-post-stripped-of-truck-transport-business-license/ Japan Post stripped of truck transport business license #Japan #JapanNews #JapanPost #JapanTopics #mlit #news #Trucks Yokohama – 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. Japan Post will not be allowed to operate its approximately 2,500 trucks and other vehicles for five years. The minis…
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 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
https://www.alojapan.com/1282114/japan-to-scrap-monochrome-special-license-plates/ Japan to scrap monochrome special license plates #CarParts #cars #Japan #JapanNews #LOCALGOVERNMENT #mlit #news The transport ministry is considering abolishing monochromatic versions of “gotochi” special vehicle registration plates designed by local governments, it was learned. The ministry will allow only multicolor versions of gotochi license plates from as early as the next round of solicitations for plate designs, in an effort to ease th…
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
https://www.alojapan.com/1264938/manhole-cover-designs-recognized-as-tourism-assets-in-japan/ Manhole cover designs recognized as tourism assets in Japan #Japan #JapanNews #manholes #mlit #news 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. Manholes are installed at over 16 million locations across the country as inspection hatches for sewer pipes. The initiative to create specially designed…
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
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
https://www.alojapan.com/1255679/improper-alcohol-and-health-checks-on-drivers-found-at-75-of-japan-post-offices/ Improper alcohol and health checks on drivers found at 75% of Japan Post offices #alcohol #health #InternalAffairsMinistry #Japan #JapanNews #JapanPost #mlit #news #PostalServices About 2,300, or 75%, of the post offices across Japan have improperly conducted mandatory alcohol and health checks on delivery drivers, Japan Post said Wednesday. The irregularities included fabricating records without conducting the checks. “We thought the checks…
https://www.alojapan.com/1229634/osaka-police-identify-dismembered-body-as-ministry-official/ Osaka police identify dismembered body as ministry official #bureaucracy #higashiosaka #JapanesePolice #mlit #mountains #Osaka #OsakaTopics #大阪 #大阪府 Osaka police announced Wednesday that they have identified the remains of a dismembered body in a mountainous area of Higashiosaka on Jan. 25 as an official at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. The deceased, 52-year-old Takamichi Kamioka, had been missing since late las…
The land ministry has selected 26 model projects nationwide to promote a lifestyle in which people divide their time between rural and urban areas. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/23/japan/society/projects-dual-habitation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #mlit #shinkansen #jreast #ana
Railway operators in Japan will restrict certain hazardous materials from being carried on board as part of a move to bolster security ahead of the 2025 Osaka Expo. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/26/japan/trains-chemicals-ban/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #rail #jr #chemicals #mlit #osakaexpo
Public-private partnerships are gaining attention in Japan as a way for financially strained local governments to revitalize aging port green areas by utilizing private-sector funding and expertise. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/20/japan/port-green-ppp/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #mlit #localgovernment #greens #startups #ports
The infrastructure ministry says emergency inspections on sewage pipes have found abnormalities such as corrosion at three locations in Saitama Prefecture, separate from where a road recently caved in. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/14/japan/sewage-pipe-abnormalities/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sinkholes #saitama #mlit
The transport ministry will support installing portable containers with restrooms and showers to roadside rest stations across the nation to help enhance their use in post-disaster relief. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/10/japan/container-roadside-stations/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #mlit #trucks #michinoeki #toilets #disasterpreparedness
The transport ministry will launch priority lanes for autonomous vehicles on a roughly 100-kilometer section of the Shin-Tomei Expressway to conduct test runs of self-driving trucks, starting on March 3. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/09/japan/japan-self-driving-test-expressway/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #selfdriving #trucks #mlit #shintomeiexpressway
