山手線品川―田町車站之間周邊土地再發展

Recently the Yomiuri News on-line reported the following:
ＪＲ東日本が新駅建設を計画している山手線品川―田町駅間（東京・港区）周辺の再開発エリアについて、政府は２０日、国際競争力強化のために重点開発を行う「特定都市再生緊急整備地域」に指定した。
　再開発事業者らへの税制支援などが行われることになり、関係者からは「新駅を含む再開発が加速する」と歓迎の声が上がっている。
　指定されたのは、品川、田町駅周辺の１８４ヘクタールの再開発エリア。羽田空港の国際化やリニア中央新幹線の整備が進んでいることから、「東京と国内外を結ぶ新拠点」として、緊急整備が必要とされた。
　国土交通省などによると、指定により既存の道路をまたぐ形でビルを建設できるといった規制緩和を行うほか、固定資産税や不動産取得税の半額を控除するなどの税制支援も行い、再開発を後押しする。

(試譯文)
On the 20th the government, with regard to the new station construction development plan, had specified the redevelopment area surrounding the Yamanote Line between Shinagawa - Tamachi Station (Minato district Tokyo) of JR East Japan as a "specific urban redevelopment emergency development area" which would receive special development due to its important role in strengthening Japan's global competitiveness.
Taxation system support etc would be offered to redevelopment project companies, and the welcoming voice of "accelerating the redevelopment which include the new station" was heard from the people who had connection with this project.
Having been specified was the 184-hectare redevelopment area around Shinagawa and the Tamachi Station. Because of the internationalization of the Haneda Airport and the maintenance of the linear central Shinkansen were progressing, urgent maintenance was needed for "a new base which connects to Tokyo internally and also to overseas countries".
According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism etc., deregulation was allowed over a building that could be built over the existing roads in a form specified; also taxation system support was provided by offering deducting of half the sum of a fixed property tax, or the real estate acquisition tax, so as to back up the redevelopment.

Japan is spending money on improving its infrastructure in public transport, despite its weak economy.