The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism announced on the 27th its budget request for fiscal 2027, with a total general account of 8.7694 trillion yen, up 44.4% from the previous year, marking a record high. In light of the Kumamoto earthquake and heavy rain disasters in Chiba Prefecture, the ministry prioritizes disaster prevention and mitigation measures, allocating 341.6 billion yen for measures against large-scale earthquakes such as the Nankai Trough earthquake and a direct Tokyo earthquake. It will proceed with support for developing facilities to accommodate people unable to return home and installing manhole toilets. Additional costs for the Hokkaido Shinkansen's New Hakodate-Hokuto to Sapporo section and support measures to resume domestic construction of liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers were listed as "item requests" without specifying amounts.
