The Japan Times<p>Japan's infrastructure ministry is aiming to replace utility poles on emergency transport routes in urban areas with underground power cables by fiscal 2030. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/07/japan/eliminating-utility-poles/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/</span><span class="invisible">07/japan/eliminating-utility-poles/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/utilities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>utilities</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/electricity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>electricity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mlit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mlit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disasterpreparedness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disasterpreparedness</span></a></p>