On November 25, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism announced that, based on its priority plan for realizing a digital society, it will begin full-scale online application operations for various procedures in the automobile transport business sector starting December 1.
<Overview of Online Application>
Applications and notifications related to the automobile transport business have previously been handled in person or by mail, but starting this September, online applications have been made available for some procedures (16 procedures) as a preliminary step.
Starting December 1st, applications will be accepted for 49 new procedures, and an additional 72 procedures will be added around April 2026, bringing the total number of online application procedures to 137.
The main procedures covered include licensing and notification procedures for freight transport businesses (trucks) and passenger transport businesses (buses and taxis), as well as registration for private paid passenger transport and notifications related to the appointment of operation and maintenance managers, etc.
For specific procedures covered and when the service will become available, please refer to the "List of Procedures Eligible for Online Application (Procedures Related to Motor Transport Businesses)" on the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism website. The site also includes an online application manual and videos of explanatory meetings on online applications conducted by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
■ Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Logistics and Automobile Bureau website
e-Gov Online Application (Procedures related to automobile transport business and automobile maintenance business)
