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

Osaka police announced Wednesday that they have identified the remains of a dismembered body as an official at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/05/japan/crime-legal/osaka-dismembered-body/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #osaka #mountains #mlit #cameras #japanesepolice

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

A 74-year-old truck driver remains trapped for a third day in a massive sinkhole in Saitama Prefecture, believed to have been caused by a ruptured sewage pipe, with rescue efforts hampered as the ground collapse expands. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/30/japan/japan-sinkhole-rescue-continues/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #saitama #sinkholes #mlit #firefighters