2015 to 2024; as of the end of March of the respective year
Supplementary notes
The MLIT refers with the term "non-step bus" to a special kind of low-floor bus which floor is around 30 cm or less above the ground.
Figures have been rounded.
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Number of buses with a lift or a slope for the physically impaired in Japan 2015-2024
As of March 31, 2024, *** buses were equipped with a lift or a slope to assist physically impaired people available in Japan. Most buses operating in Japan were non-step buses, which do not require a lift or a slope.
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MLIT (Japan). (May 23, 2025). Number of buses that are equipped with a lift or a slope to assist physically impaired people in Japan from 2015 to 2024 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 26, 2026, from /statistics/1479632/japan-number-buses-lift-or-slope/
MLIT (Japan). "Number of buses that are equipped with a lift or a slope to assist physically impaired people in Japan from 2015 to 2024." Chart. May 23, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 26, 2026. /statistics/1479632/japan-number-buses-lift-or-slope/
MLIT (Japan). (2025). Number of buses that are equipped with a lift or a slope to assist physically impaired people in Japan from 2015 to 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 26, 2026. /statistics/1479632/japan-number-buses-lift-or-slope/
MLIT (Japan). "Number of Buses That Are Equipped with a Lift or a Slope to Assist Physically Impaired People in Japan from 2015 to 2024." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 23 May 2025, /statistics/1479632/japan-number-buses-lift-or-slope/
MLIT (Japan), Number of buses that are equipped with a lift or a slope to assist physically impaired people in Japan from 2015 to 2024 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1479632/japan-number-buses-lift-or-slope/ (last visited July 26, 2026)
Number of buses that are equipped with a lift or a slope to assist physically impaired people in Japan from 2015 to 2024 [Graph], MLIT (Japan), May 23, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1479632/japan-number-buses-lift-or-slope/
