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Jan 19, 2026
State Minister Ino Holds Meeting with H.E. Mr. Gijs Tuinman, State Secretary for Defence of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
Jan 19, 2026
Parliamentary Vice-Minister Komori Attends the 8th Japan-Pakistan Government-Business Joint Dialogue and the Pakistan Business Forum
Jan 10, 2026
Consultation Committee on the Japan-U.S. Strategic Investment Initiative
Jan 8, 2026
Parliamentary Vice-Minister Ochi Receives a Courtesy Call from the Japan-U.S. Business Council
Jan 8, 2026
Minister Akazawa Receives a Courtesy Call from Chair Yasunaga of Keidanren’s Committee on the Global South and Japan-Brazil Economic Committee
Jan 8, 2026
Consultation Committee on the Japan-U.S. Strategic Investment Initiative
Dec 25, 2025
Initiation of an Expiry Review of the Anti-Dumping Duties on Potassium Hydroxide Originating in the Republic of Korea and the People’s Republic of China
Dec 24, 2025
Consultation Committee on the Japan-U.S. Strategic Investment Initiative
Dec 24, 2025
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Akazawa Holds Online Meeting with Executive Vice-President Séjourné of the European Commission
Dec 20, 2025
Central Asia + Japan Business Forum Held
Dec 19, 2025
Minister Akazawa Attends Japan-Uzbekistan Roundtable
Dec 19, 2025
The IAEA Conducted the Fifth Review Mission on the Safety of the Discharge of ALPS Treated Water into the Sea since the Start of the Discharge into the Sea
Dec 18, 2025
Consultation Committee on the Japan-US Strategic Investment Initiative
Dec 18, 2025
Indonesia-Japan Fast Track Pitch 2025 to Be Held as the Fourth Event of ASEAN-JAPAN Fast Track Pitch 2025
Dec 17, 2025
State Minister Yamada Holds Meeting with H.E. Mr. Jurabek Mirzamahmudov, Minister of Energy of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Dec 17, 2025
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)
Dec 16, 2025
Japan’s Official Participation in Expo 2030 Riyadh Endorsed by the Cabinet
Dec 16, 2025
State Minister Ino Holds Meeting with H.E. Seema Malhotra MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Indo-Pacific), Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office of the United Kingdom
Dec 15, 2025
Malaysia-Japan Fast Track Pitch 2025 to Be Held as the Third Event of ASEAN-JAPAN Fast Track Pitch 2025
Dec 12, 2025
Cabinet Decision on the Cabinet Order for the Partial Revision of the Order for Enforcement of the Act on the Regulation of Manufacture and Evaluation of Chemical Substances
Dec 10, 2025
State Minister Ino Participates in the G7 Industry, Digital and Technology Ministers’ Meeting
Dec 9, 2025
Inno Vietnam-Japan Fast Track Pitch 2025 to Be Held as the Second Event of ASEAN-JAPAN Fast Track Pitch 2025
Dec 5, 2025
METI Holds ASEAN-Japan Young Business Leaders’ Summit 2025 and Future Generation Business Leaders’ Summit 2025; Policy Proposals Delivered to Prime Minister Takaichi and Minister Akazawa
Dec 5, 2025
As a Part of Additional Measures under the IAEA Framework, ALPS Treated Water Diluted with Seawater was Sampled on the Premises of TEPCO’s FDNPS
Dec 4, 2025
Minister Akazawa Holds Meeting with H.E. Mr. Kudratov Laziz Shavkatovich, Minister of Investment, Industry and Trade of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Dec 2, 2025
Parliamentary Vice-Minister Komori Receives a Courtesy Call from Mr. Bhagwant Mann, Chief Minister of Punjab, the Republic of India
Dec 2, 2025
Minister Akazawa Receives a Courtesy Call from the Honorable George Glass, Ambassador of the United States to Japan
Nov 28, 2025
Vice-Minister for International Affairs Matsuo Attends Thailand-Japan Investment Forum
Nov 27, 2025
Comprehensive Review of Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS)
Nov 27, 2025
Parliamentary Vice-Minister Ochi Attends Japan-Pacific Islands Business Partnership Seminar
Nov 27, 2025
Minister Akazawa Holds Meeting with the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Canada’s Minister of Industry and Minister Responsible for Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
Nov 26, 2025
12th Japan-Mongolia Government and Business Sector Joint Committee Held
Oct 26, 2025
Parliamentary Vice-Minister Komori Receives a Courtesy Call from H.E. Mr. Faisal Akef Methqal El-Fayez, President of the Senate of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
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 17, 2025
State Minister Yamada Holds Meeting with Ukrainian Public-Private Joint Delegation Headed by H.E. Ms. Galyna Mykhailiuk, the Co-Head of the Groups for Interparliamentary Relations with Japan
Nov 14, 2025
Cabinet Decision on the Cabinet Order to Partially Amend the Export Trade Control Order
Nov 14, 2025
Cabinet Decision on the Cabinet Order to Partially Amend the Order for Enforcement of the Act on Supporting Small Business by Commerce and Industry Association and Chamber of Commerce and Industry
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
Cabinet Decision on the Cabinet Order to Partially Amend the Export Trade Control Order
Nov 11, 2025
Minister Akazawa Holds Meeting with H.E. Mr. Saad bin Sherida Al Kaabi, Minister of State for Energy Affairs of the State of Qatar
Nov 11, 2025
Cabinet Decision on the Cabinet Order for the Partial Revision of the Order for Enforcement of the Electricians Act
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
Nov 5, 2025
METI Parliamentary Vice-Minister Ochi Visits the United Arab Emirates
Nov 4, 2025
State Minister Yamada Attends 2025 G7 Energy and Environment Ministers’ Meeting
Nov 1, 2025
Minister Akazawa Visits Gyeongju, Republic of Korea
Oct 30, 2025
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Ochi Holds Meeting with H.E. Mr. Karim Zidane, Minister in Charge of Investment, Convergence and the Evaluation of Public Policies of the Kingdom of Morocco
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 23, 2025
Report on the Outcome of the AZEC International Conference to Develop Carbon Market Published
Oct 23, 2025
Joint Statement on the Global Cybersecurity Labelling Initiative (GCLI) Released
Oct 22, 2025
Minister Akazawa Holds a Teleconference with H.E. Howard W. Lutnick, Secretary of Commerce for the United States of America