Japan
A deep analysis of Japan National Urban Policy
Region: Asia & The Pacific
GDP per capita
Population (2016)
Population growth rate
Inflation Rate (2014)
Drinking water (rural)
Drinking water (urban)
Forested areas
CO2 emissions estimate
Labour force (females)
Labour force (males)
Female life expectancy
Male life expectancy
Unemp % of labour force
Urban population
Male education
Female education
Data presented above is obtained form 2018 NUP Database Booklet - (2018 WorldBank dataset), access it from the World Bank Dataset
TITLE OF NUP
National Spatial Policy (2050) (Explicit)
STAGE OF NUP
Implementation Phase
LEADING AGENCY FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
TIMELINE
2015
FOCUS
The National Spatial Strategy focuses on cities and metropolitan regions. The strategy focuses on promoting regional revitalization, supporting multi-layered resilience, creating compact networked structures, and relieving the excessive concentration in Tokyo. The specific objectives are to foster local communities, develop metropolitan regions, and to enhance global interactions by attracting foreign investments to increase growth
COMMENTS
This is not an explicit NUP
Thematic scope of Japan NUP
Thematic attention
Economic
Development
Thematic attention
Spatial
Development
Thematic attention
Human
Development
Thematic attention
Environmental
Development
Thematic attention
Climate
Resilience
Graphical Representation
Legend:
12=Extensive
8=Moderate
4=Low
0=No Information
Measurement of how Japan NUP fulfils
SDG 11.a.1 Qualifier
Population dynamics
The National Urban Policies for Japan, does respond to the population dynamics as an SDG11.a.1 qualifier. Japan NUP does focus on demographic trends and needs in their Implementation phase.
YES
Territorial development
Japan NUP does address a spatial coherent territory that includes a balanced system for human settlement. Cities and towns along the urban, periurban and rural continum is also focussed in the Japan NUP.
YES
Local fiscal space
Japan NUP does not address the local fiscal space as SDG.11.a.1 qualifier. Their NUP ensures that local governments have resources to carry out activities at the local level.
NO