Shizuoka Gov. Yasutomo Suzuki plans to announce approval for the maglev line at a prefectural assembly meeting on July 7.
Shizuoka Gov. Yasutomo Suzuki plans to announce the approval for construction of the maglev line.
The announcement is scheduled during a prefectural assembly meeting on July 7.
The project involves the Chuo Shinkansen maglev route.
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The Japanese government approved an 8.56 trillion yen stopgap budget on March 27 to fund operations for the first 11 days of fiscal 2026 starting April 1, due to stalled upper house deliberations on the main 122.31 trillion yen budget passed by the lower house earlier this month. This is the first such provisional measure in 11 years, backed by ruling and main opposition parties, and expected to pass parliament on March 30.
A Lower House panel has approved a bill to reform Japan's retrial system. The bill is expected to clear the Lower House on Tuesday and be enacted during the current Diet session ending in July.
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Japan's Cabinet has approved a revision to the retrial system. The move addresses long-standing criticism that prosecutors' right to appeal prolongs court procedures for those seeking retrials, sometimes for decades.