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News Releases (in provisional translation)
- Nov 25, 2025
- JP-US-EU Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity Week for the Indo-Pacific Region Held
- Nov 21, 2025
- State Minister Ino Attends Japan-India SME Forum
- Nov 13, 2025
- Results of the Sixth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury (COP-6)
- Nov 12, 2025
- State Minister Ino Receives a Courtesy Call from a Delegation from the American Jewish Committee
- Nov 11, 2025
- Public-Private Mission Dispatched to Lviv, Ukraine
- Nov 6, 2025
- Memorandum Signed on Mutual Recognition of Labeling Scheme based on Japan Cyber-Security Technical Assessment Requirements (JC-STAR) and the UK Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure (PSTI) Act
- Nov 6, 2025
- Vice-Minister for International Affairs Matsuo Holds Meeting with Mr. Sheng Qiuping, Vice Minister, Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) of the People's Republic of China
- Oct 30, 2025
- Guidelines on the Roles Expected of Cyber Infrastructure Providers (draft) Compiled in Japanese and English Versions
- Oct 27, 2025
- New Designation of Tokyo Tebori Insho as a Traditional Craft under the Act on the Promotion of Traditional Craft Industries
- Oct 27, 2025
- Japan Pavilion Basic Plan for EXPO 2027 Belgrade Formulated
- Oct 27, 2025
- Singapore-Japan Fast Track Pitch 2025 to Be Held as the First Event of ASEAN-JAPAN Fast Track Pitch 2025
- Oct 24, 2025
- OT Security Guidelines for Semiconductor Device Factories Compiled in Japanese and English Versions
- Oct 24, 2025
- Convener from Japan Elected to Lead the Working Group for the International Standardization of Quantum Technologies
- Oct 24, 2025
- Minister Akazawa Holds a Teleconference with H.E. Howard W. Lutnick, Secretary of Commerce for the United States of America
- Oct 18, 2025
- Minister Muto Visits Malaysia and Co-hosts the Third AZEC Ministerial Meeting with the Malaysian Government
- Oct 16, 2025
- 18th ASEAN-Japan Cybersecurity Policy Meeting Held
- Oct 15, 2025
- State Minister Koga Holds Meeting with H.E. Mr. Peter Dilov, Minister of Economy and Industry of the Republic of Bulgaria
- Oct 15, 2025
- The Second Meeting of the Japan-Germany Economic Security Consultations
- Oct 10, 2025
- 12th Annual Meeting of the Innovation for Cool Earth Forum (ICEF) Held
- Oct 10, 2025
- The Seventh International Conference on Carbon Recycling 2025 Held
- Oct 9, 2025
- Vice-Minister for International Affairs Matsuo attends the STS Forum
- Oct 9, 2025
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister Kato Visits Perth, Australia
- Oct 7, 2025
- State Minister Koga Attends the High-Level Event at the “HFSP SCIENCE SUMMIT JAPAN 2025”
- Oct 7, 2025
- The IAEA Published Reports on the Analytical Results of Additional Measures under the IAEA Framework
- Oct 6, 2025
- Leaders Session of the 7th RD20 Conference Held
- Oct 6, 2025
- State Minister Koga Holds Meeting with Mr. Peter Hanke, Federal Minister for Innovation, Mobility and Infrastructure of the Republic of Austria
- Oct 6, 2025
- State Minister Koga Holds Meeting with Mr. Nayab Singh Saini, Chief Minister of Haryana, the Republic of India
- Oct 6, 2025
- Call for Applicants for SX Brands 2026 Starts Today
- Oct 3, 2025
- G20 Digital Economy Ministers’ Meeting and AI Task Force Ministers’ Meeting Held
- Oct 3, 2025
- State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Ogushi and Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Takeuchi Attend Chief Standardization Officer (CSO) Workshops
- Oct 3, 2025
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister Kato Attends the Republic of Poland’s National Day at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai
- Sep 30, 2025
- Vice-Minister for International Affairs Matsuo Holds Meeting with Mr. Gareth Davies CB, Permanent Secretary of the Department for Business and Trade of the United Kingdom
- Sep 30, 2025
- State Minister Ogushi attends the Sri Lanka Business Forum on the occasion of President Disanayaka of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka's visit to Japan
- Sep 29, 2025
- State Minister Koga Attends the Republic of Slovenia’s National Day at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai
- Sep 29, 2025
- Review of the End User List Providing Information on Foreign Entities for which Verification of Transaction Status is Required Regarding the Development of Weapons of Mass Destruction and Missiles or Conventional Weapons
- Sep 29, 2025
- Minister Muto Visits Malaysia
- Sep 29, 2025
- METI Shares Information on the Decommissioning of TEPCO’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station and Reconstruction of Fukushima at the 69th IAEA General Conference
- Sep 26, 2025
- Winners Decided for the EXPO2025 JPO-WIPO AWARD Honoring Front-Runner Companies Leveraging Intellectual Property on the Themes of Climate Change Response and Empowerment of Women and Youth
- Sep 26, 2025
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister Kato Holds Meeting with H.E. Mr. Cristian Silviu Bușoi, Secretary of State of Energy of Romania
- Sep 25, 2025
- The Second Japan-China Business Environment Facilitation Working Group Held
- Sep 25, 2025
- State Minister Ogushi Holds Meeting with H.E. Ms. Raya Nazaryan, National Assembly Deputy Chair and Chair of the Bulgaria-Japan Friendship Group of the Republic of Bulgaria
- Sep 25, 2025
- State Minister Ogushi Holds Meeting with H.E. Mr. Miguel Medina, Minister of Investment of the Republic of Honduras
- Sep 24, 2025
- Guidance for the Control of Sensitive Technologies for Security Export (for Academic and Research Institutions) Amended
- Sep 24, 2025
- State Minister Ogushi Holds Meeting with H.E. Mr. Csaba Lantos, Energy Minister of Hungary
- Sep 24, 2025
- State Minister Ogushi Holds Meeting with H.E. Ms. Sophie Hermans, Minister of Climate Policy and Green Growth of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Sep 22, 2025
- Minister Muto Holds Meeting with the Hon. Manoa Kamikamica, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Trade, Co-operatives, Small and Medium Enterprises and Communications of the Republic of Fiji
- Sep 22, 2025
- Minister Muto Holds the 8th Saudi-Japan Vision 2030 Ministerial Meeting
- Sep 19, 2025
- Japan Offers to Host IEC General Meeting 2029
- Sep 19, 2025
- Global Startup EXPO 2025 Takes Place
- Sep 18, 2025
- State Minister Ogushi Attends Barbados’s National Day at Expo 2025, Osaka, Kansai, Japan
- Sep 18, 2025
- Seventh India-Japan Industrial Competitiveness Partnership Vice Minister/Secretary-Level Meeting Held
- Sep 16, 2025
- Cabinet Decision Made on the Cabinet Order to Partially Revise the Order for Enforcement of the Electricity Business Act
- Sep 16, 2025
- Second Ministerial Economic and Energy Dialogue of the "Central Asia plus Japan" Dialogue Held
- Sep 16, 2025
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister Kato Attends the Kingdom of Belgium’s National Day at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai
- Sep 16, 2025
- The Japan-EU Energy Dialogue 2025
- Sep 16, 2025
- The IAEA Published a Report on its Fourth Review Mission of Safety Related Aspects of the Discharge of ALPS Treated Water into the Sea After the Start of the Discharge
- Sep 15, 2025
- Ministerial Meeting on Sustainable Fuels and Seventh Hydrogen Energy Ministerial Meeting Held
- Sep 12, 2025
- METI to Host Tokyo GX Week
- Sep 12, 2025
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister Takeuchi Receives a Courtesy Call from Honourable Scott Moe, Premier of Saskatchewan, Canada
- Sep 11, 2025
- The Fifth Asia CCUS Network Forum Held
- Sep 11, 2025
- Minister Muto Holds Meeting with H.E. Mr. Carlos Cuerpo, Minister of Economy, Trade and Enterprise of the Kingdom of Spain
- Sep 11, 2025
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister Takeuchi Holds Meeting with Mr. Manuel Castro Almeida, Minister of Economy and of Territorial Cohesion of the Portuguese Republic
- Sep 10, 2025
- Fifth Meeting of the Japan-China Export Control Dialogue and Japan-China Joint Outreach Event Held
- Sep 8, 2025
- Minister Muto Holds Meeting with Mr. Dimitri S. Kerkentzes, Secretary General of the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE)
- Sep 8, 2025
- Minister Muto Attends a Reception to Celebrate the 215th Anniversary of Mexico's Independence and the 20th Anniversary of the Japan-Mexico Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)
- Sep 8, 2025
- State Minister Ogushi Holds Meeting with H.E. Mr. Nir Barkat, Minister of Economy and Industry of the State of Israel, and Attends a Plenary Meeting of the Japan-Israel Innovation Network (JIIN)
- Sep 8, 2025
- METI State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Koga Visits the Republic of Korea to Attend the APEC SME Ministerial Meeting