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Ministry Of Land, Infrastructure And Transport (japan)




The , abbreviated MLIT, is a ministry of the Japanese Government . It is the largest Japanese ministry in terms of employees, and the second-largest organ of the Japanese government after the Ministry Of Defense .


BACKGROUND


MLIT was established as part of the administrative reforms of January 6 2001 , which merged the , , and the .


ORGANIZATION


MLIT is organized into the following bureaus:

  • Minister's Secretariat (大臣官房)

  • Policy Bureau (総合政策局)

  • National and Regional Planning Bureau (国土計画局)

  • Land and Water Bureau (土地・水資源局)

  • City and Regional Development Bureau (都市・地域整備局)

  • River Bureau (河川局)

  • Road Bureau (道路局)

  • Housing Bureau (住宅局)

  • Railway Bureau (鉄道局)

  • Road Transport Bureau (自動車交通局)

  • Maritime Bureau (海事局)

  • Ports and Harbours Bureau (港湾局)

  • Civil Aviation Bureau (航空局)

  • Hokkaido Bureau (北海道局)

  • Directors-General for Policy Planning (政策統括官)



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MINISTERS OF LAND, INFRASTRUCTURE AND TRANSPORT



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