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Engineer connects Claude to Japan's infrastructure data via MCP

A Japanese engineer used MCP to pull counts from the MLIT data platform, including about 20,000 bridge records, then plotted them in QGIS.

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What the research found

A Japanese engineer connected Claude via MCP to the MLIT (Ministry of Land) data platform API and retrieved Tokushima-area infrastructure dataset counts, such as about 20,000 bridge records and 5,685 boring records, then plotted them in QGIS.

Claims and how well the evidence supports them

  1. Claude connected to the MLIT data platform via API using MCP 96%
  2. Tokushima area data counts include about 20,000 bridge records and 5,685 boring records 98%

Evidence

Actionability rated medium.