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News Releases (in provisional translation)
- 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 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 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 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 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 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 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
- 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