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The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (国土交通省, Kokudo-kōtsū-shō), abbreviated MLIT, is a ministry of the Japanese government. [1] It is responsible for one-third of all the laws and orders in Japan and is the largest Japanese ministry in terms of employees, as well as the second-largest executive agency of the Japanese government after the Ministry of Defense.
Prime Minister of Japan: Appointer: Emperor of Japan attested to by the Emperor: Precursor: Minister of Transport Minister of Construction Director-General of the Hokkaido Development Agency Director-General of the National Land Agency: Formation: January 6, 2001; 24 years ago () Deputy: State Minister of Land and Transportation: Salary: ¥ ...
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Transport in Japan is also very expensive in international comparison, reflecting high tolls and taxes, particularly on automobile transport. [2] Japan's spending on roads has been large. [3] The 1,200,000 kilometres (750,000 mi) of paved road are the main means of transport. [4] Traffic in Japan drives on the left.
The Japan Transport Safety Board (運輸安全委員会, Un'yu Anzen Iinkai, JTSB) is Japan's authority for establishing transportation safety (excluding related United States Forces Japan). It is a division of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT).
A ministry of transport or transportation is a ministry responsible for transportation within a country. It usually is administered by the minister for transport . The term is also sometimes applied to the departments or other government agencies administering transport in nations who do not employ ministers.
As of April 2012, Japan had a road network of approximately 1,215,000 kilometers (755,000 mi) of roads made up of 1,022,000 kilometers (635,000 mi) of city, town, and village roads, 129,000 kilometers (80,000 mi) of prefectural roads, 55,000 kilometers (34,000 mi) of national highways, and 8,050 kilometers (5,000 mi) of expressways.
Japan has a nationwide system of national highways (一般国道, Ippan Kokudō) distinct from the expressways. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and other government agencies administer the national highways. Beginning in 1952, Japan classified these as Class 1 or Class 2.