Regional construction bureaus and local government panels are trying to revive 38 of the 281 questionable public works projects that the ruling coalition and the national government want scrapped, a Kyodo News survey showed Saturday.
In August, the ruling coalition -- led by the Liberal Democratic Party -- recommended the termination of 233 mostly dormant public works projects, while the Construction Ministry and the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry separately listed 48 other projects as targets for review.
Local government-based regional construction bureaus and public works review panels have since been asked to re-examine the projects under their respective jurisdictions.