Japan's Energy Policy

Strategic Energy Plan

The Strategic Energy Plan is a policy document formulated by the Government under the Basic Act on Energy Policy, which entered into force in June 2002.

For further details, please refer to the link below.

• Strategic Energy Plan (Webpage of the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy)

Other Information

• State Minister YAMADA Holds Meeting with H.E. Dr. Mohammed bin Mubarak bin Daina, Minister of Oil and Environment of the Kingdom of Bahrain (June 3, 2026)News Release
• Measures for Balancing Electricity Supply and Demand for Summer 2026 Compiled (May 20, 2026)News Release
• Minister AKAZAWA Holds Online Meeting with HRH Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, Minister of Energy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (June 2, 2026)News Release
• METI Hosts Second AZEC Leading Action Forum (AZEC LEAF) (May 28, 2026)News Release
• Joint Statement on the Stockpiling Cooperation between the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and the Department of Energy of the Republic of the Philippines Released (May 28, 2026)News Release
• Parliamentary Vice-Minister OCHI Holds Meeting with H.E. Mr. Andres Sutt, Minister of Energy and the Environment of the Republic of Estonia (May 25, 2026)News Release
• Japan and the Republic of Korea Issue Joint Press Release on the Enhanced Cooperation on Energy Security and Supply Chain Resilience (May 19, 2026)News Release
• Lowered Private Oil Stockpiling Obligation to Be Maintained (May 15, 2026)News Release
• State Minister Ino Holds Meeting with H.E. Mr. Togmid Dorjkhand, Deputy Prime Minister of Mongolia (May 14, 2026)News Release
• State Minister Yamada Visits the United Arab Emirates, the State of Qatar, the State of Kuwait, and the Sultanate of Oman (May 11, 2026)News Release
• Minister Akazawa Holds Online Meeting with H.R.H. Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, Minister of Energy, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (May 8, 2026)News Release
• Minister Akazawa Visits the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (May 7, 2026)News Release
• Second Release of National Crude Oil Stockpiles (April 24, 2026)News Release
• Financial Cooperation with Partner-Country Companies under the Partnership on Wide Energy and Resources Resilience Asia (April 21, 2026)News Release
• Parliamentary Vice Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Ochi Holds Online Meeting with Minister of State for Energy Michael Shanks, MP, of the United Kingdom (April 16, 2026)News Release
• Minister AKAZAWA Holds Online Meeting with H.E. Mr. Tariq Suleiman Ahmed Al-Rumi, Minister of Oil of the State of Kuwait (April 15, 2026)News Release
• Second Round Release of National Petroleum Reserves (April 15, 2026)News Release
• FY2024 Energy Supply and Demand Report (Revised Report) (April 14, 2026)News Release
• Minister AKAZAWA Holds Online Meeting with H.E. Eng. Salim bin Nasser Al Aufi, Minister of Energy and Minerals of the Sultanate of Oman (April 9, 2026)News Release
• Minister AKAZAWA Holds Online Meeting with the UAE’s H.E. Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, Group CEO of ADNOC, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, and Special Envoy to Japan (April 2, 2026)News Release
• Minister AKAZAWA Holds Online Meeting with H.R.H. Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, Minister of Energy, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (April 1, 2026)News Release
• Minister Akazawa Attends Meeting of the G7 Energy and Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors（March 30, 2026）News Release
• Minister Akazawa Holds Meeting with H.E. Dr. Fatih Birol, Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (March 25, 2026)News Release
• Cabinet Decision on the Bill for the Act for Partially Amending the Electricity Business Act (March 24, 2026)News Release
• Release of National Crude Oil Stockpiles (March 24, 2026)News Release
• Minister Akazawa Holds Online Meeting with H.E. Mr. Saad bin Sherida Al Kaabi, Minister of State for Energy Affairs of the State of Qatar (March 18, 2026)News Release
• Reduction of The Private Oil Stockpiling Obligation and Release of National Crude Oil Stockpiles (March 16, 2026)News Release
• METI Co-Hosts Indo-Pacific Energy Security Ministerial and Business Forum with the U.S. Government (March 15, 2026)News Release
• State Minister Ino Attends Nuclear Energy Summit 2026 State (March 12, 2026)News Release
• Minister Akazawa Attends G7 Energy Ministers’ Meeting (March 11, 2026)News Release
• Minister Akazawa Holds Online Meeting with H.E. Dr. Fatih Birol, Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (March 10, 2026)News Release
• Minister Akazawa Holds Online Meeting with H.R.H. Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, Minister of Energy of Saudi Arabia (March 4, 2026)News Release
• METI Establishes the Iran Situation Energy Response Headquarters (March 2, 2026)News Release
• Vice-Minister for International Affairs Matsuo Attends IEA Ministerial Meeting (February 20, 2026)News Release
• METI, QatarEnergy, and JERA Sign MOU on Cooperation for Emergency Additional LNG Supply to Japan (February 4, 2026)News Release
• State Minister Ino Holds Meeting with Ms. Maja Lundbäck, State Secretary to Minister for Energy, Business and Industry of the Kingdom of Sweden（January 21, 2026）News Release
• Vice-Minister for International Affairs Matsuo Visits Republic of India to Attend Japan-India Solar Photovoltaic Manufacturing Workshop & B2B Session (January 20, 2026)News Release
• Minister Akazawa Holds Meeting with H.E. Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, Group CEO of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, and Special Envoy to Japan, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) (December 17, 2025)News Release
• State Minister Ino Holds Meeting with Mr. Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas of India (November 18, 2025)News Release
• Minister Akazawa Holds Meeting with H.E. Mr. Saad bin Sherida Al Kaabi, Minister of State for Energy Affairs of the State of Qatar (November 11, 2025)News Release
• METI Parliamentary Vice-Minister Ochi Visits the United Arab Emirates (November 5, 2025)News Release
• State Minister Yamada Attends 2025 G7 Energy and Environment Ministers’ Meeting (November 4, 2025)News Release
• State Minister Koga Holds Meeting with H.E. Mr. Peter Dilov, Minister of Economy and Industry of the Republic of Bulgaria (October 15, 2025)News Release
• Parliamentary Vice-Minister Kato Attends the G20 Energy Transitions Ministers’ Meeting (October 12, 2025)News Release
• Parliamentary Vice-Minister Kato Holds Meeting with H.E. Mr. Cristian Silviu Bușoi, Secretary of State of Energy of Romania (September 26, 2025)News Release
• State Minister Ogushi Holds Meeting with H.E. Mr. Csaba Lantos, Energy Minister of Hungary (September 24, 2025)News Release
• State Minister Ogushi Holds Meeting with H.E. Ms. Sophie Hermans, Minister of Climate Policy and Green Growth of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (September 24, 2025)News Release
• The Japan-EU Energy Dialogue 2025 (September 16, 2025)News Release
• The Fifth Asia CCUS Network Forum Held (September 11, 2025)News Release
• Parliamentary Vice-Minister Kato Holds Meeting with H.E. Mr. Darragh O'Brien, Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment and Minister for Transport of Ireland (September 2, 2025)News Release
• Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Takeuchi Attends the APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) Energy Ministerial Meeting (August 29, 2025)News Release
• The 11^th Japan-India Energy Dialogue Held (August 25, 2025)News Release
• Parliamentary Vice-Minister Kato Holds Meeting with H.E. Mr. Diego Gonzalo Pardow Lorenzo, Minister of Energy of the Republic of Chile (August 27, 2025)News Release
• The 41st Japan-Australia Resources and Energy Dialogue Held (August 18, 2025)News Release
• Ministerial Meeting on Sustainable Fuels and 7th Hydrogen Energy Ministerial Meeting to be Held (August 1, 2025)News Release
• The 7th Japan-Thailand Energy Policy Dialogue Held (July 22, 2025)News Release
• Vice-Minister for International Affairs Matsuo Holds Meeting with the Hon. Roger Cook MLA, Premier of Western Australia (July 9, 2025)News Release
• LNG Producer-Consumer Conference 2025 Held (June 23, 2025)News Release
• 15th Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM15) and 9th Mission Innovation Ministerial (MI-9), and G20 Energy Transitions Ministers’ Meeting Held (October 7, 2024)News Release
• Minister Saito Attends G7 Ministers' Meeting on Climate, Energy and Environment (May 1, 2024)News Release
• METI State Minister Iwata Attends 2024 IEA Ministerial Meeting (February 15, 2024)News Release
• Cabinet Approvals on the “Bill for the Act on Promotion of Supply and Utilization of Low-Carbon Hydrogen and its Derivatives for Smooth Transition to a Decarbonized, Growth-Oriented Economic Structure” and the “Bill for the Act on Carbon Dioxide Storage Businesses” (February 13, 2024)News Release
• METI Minister Nishimura Attends IEA Critical Minerals and Clean Energy Summit (September 29, 2023)News Release
• Launch of Nuclear Supply Chain Platform Website (September 29, 2023)News Release
• METI State Minister Nakatani Attends ASEAN+3 Ministers on Energy Meeting (AMEM+3) and East Asia Summit Energy Ministers Meeting (EAS EMM) (August 25, 2023)News Release
• METI State Minister Ota Attends APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) Energy Ministerial Meeting (August 17, 2023)News Release
• METI Minister Nishimura Attends the 14th Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM14) and 8th Mission Innovation Ministerial (MI-8), and a G20 Energy Transitions Ministers’ Meeting (July 23, 2023)News Release
• LNG Producer-Consumer Conference 2023 Held (July 19, 2023)News Release
• The 2nd Japan-Korea Energy Cooperation Dialogue Held (May 25, 2023)News Release

Division in Charge

Energy Strategy Office, Commissioner's Secretariat, Agency for Natural Resources and Energy