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Aug 13, 2025
Initiation of an Anti-Dumping Duty Investigation of Hot-dipped galvanized steel coil, sheet and strip Originating in the Republic of Korea and the People’s Republic of China
Aug 8, 2025
Japan’s Official Participation in Expo 2027 Belgrade Endorsed by the Cabinet
Aug 6, 2025
Japan-Ukraine Economic Reconstruction Promotion Forum Held
Aug 5, 2025
Minister Muto Holds Meeting with H.E. Mr. Taras Kachka, Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine, H.E. Mr. Andrii Sybiha, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, and H.E. Mr. Oleksii Sobolev, Minister of Economy, Environment and Agriculture of Ukraine
Aug 4, 2025
METI Holds Discussions on the Decommissioning and Future of TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station with Local Residents and Technical Experts from within Japan and Abroad at the 9th International Forum on the Decommissioning of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station
Jul 29, 2025
Parliamentary Vice-Minister Takeuchi Holds Meeting with H.E. Mr. Togmid Dorjkhand, Deputy Prime Minister of Mongolia
Jul 25, 2025
Parliamentary Vice-Minister Kato Meets with H.E. Mr. Eduardo Martinez Diaz, Vice Prime Minister of the Republic of Cuba and Attends Cuba’s National Day at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai
Jul 24, 2025
Parliamentary Vice-Minister Kato Holds Meeting with H.E. Mr. Hassan El Khatib, Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade of the Arab Republic of Egypt
Jul 23, 2025
Minister Muto Holds Meeting with H.E. Ms. Gabriela Sommerfeld, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility of the Republic of Ecuador
Jul 22, 2025
The 7th Japan-Thailand Energy Policy Dialogue Held
Jul 22, 2025
Initiation of an Anti-Dumping Duty Investigation of Nickel-added cold-rolled stainless steel coil, sheet, and strip Originating in the People’s Republic of China and Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu
Jul 17, 2025
For the ILC Conducted by the IAEA, ALPS Treated Water Before Dilution with Seawater Was Sampled
Jul 16, 2025
Parliamentary Vice-Minister Takeuchi Holds Meeting with Mr. Lukáš Vlček, Minister for Industry and Trade of the Czech Republi
Jul 15, 2025
METI State Minister Ogushi Receives Recommendations Formulated by the Japan-EU Business Round Table
Jul 14, 2025
State Minister Ogushi Holds Meeting with H.E. Mr. Ronaldo Ramos Caiado, Governor of the State of Goias, Federative Republic of Brazil
Jul 11, 2025
Japan-Ukraine Public-Private Roundtable Held in Rome, the Italian Republic
Jul 11, 2025
Minister Muto Visits Osaka Prefecture on China’s National Day at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai
Jul 10, 2025
Experience-based Events and Displays to Promote PHR Data Utilization on the Theme “Unlock a New Wellness Era with PHR” Held at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai
Jul 10, 2025
State Minister Ogushi Holds Meeting with H.E. Mr. Rosan Perkasa Roeslani, Minister of Investment and Downstream Industry of the Republic of Indonesia
Jul 9, 2025
Vice-Minister for International Affairs Matsuo Holds Meeting with the Hon. Roger Cook MLA, Premier of Western Australia
Jul 8, 2025
Parliamentary Vice-Minister Kato Holds Meeting with H.E. Dr. Jasem Al Budaiwi, Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)
Jul 8, 2025
Vice-Minister for International Affairs Matsuo Holds Meeting with H.E. Mr. Khamjane Vongphosy, Minister of the Prime Minister's Office of the Lao People's Democratic Republic
Jul 7, 2025
Japan Day Held at Expo 2025, Osaka, Kansai, Japan
Jul 3, 2025
METI Co-Hosts Conference on Battery and Critical Minerals Ecosystem in the Republic of India
Jul 3, 2025
Public-Private Mission to Be Dispatched to Ukraine (Kyiv and Lviv)
Jul 2, 2025
Parliamentary Vice-Minister Kato Holds Meeting with H.E. Mr. Benjamin Gaezo, the Interministerial Representative of Strategic Mineral and Metal Resource Supplies, the French Republic
Jul 1, 2025
Minister Muto Co-Chairs the Third Meeting of the Japan Business Council for Africa
Jul 1, 2025
Parliamentary Vice-Minister Kato Visits Romania, the Republic of Bulgaria, and the Czech Republic
Jun 30, 2025
Robotics & Regional Initiative Networking Group (RING Project) Established to Solve Regional Labor Shortages
Jun 27, 2025
(Draft) OT Security Guidelines for Semiconductor Device Factories Compiled in Japanese and English Versions
Jun 27, 2025
Decision Taken to Broadcast and Live-Stream the Expo 2025 Japan Day Official Ceremony and Event
Jun 27, 2025
Release of the White Paper on International Economy and Trade 2025 and the International Trade and Economic Strategy 2025
Jun 27, 2025
Decision to Impose Definitive Anti-Dumping Duties on Graphite Electrodes Originating in the People’s Republic of China
Jun 26, 2025
Parade to be Held on Japan Day at the Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan
Jun 26, 2025
METI Hosts 2025 Asia Zero Emission Community Senior Officials Meeting (AZEC SOM) and Promotes AZEC at Energy Asia
Jun 25, 2025
The 22nd Vice-Minister-Level Regular Consultation Held between METI and MOFCOM
Jun 25, 2025
Formulation of the Guidebook for Leveraging Foreign Capital to Enhance Corporate Value
Jun 25, 2025
The 22nd Vice-Minister-Level Regular Consultation Held between METI and MOFCOM
Jun 24, 2025
Signing Ceremony Held for an MOU for Collaboration Between Companies and a Launching Ceremony for a Framework for Public-Private Collaboration Between METI and Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy in the Offshore Wind Power Sector
Jun 23, 2025
LNG Producer-Consumer Conference 2025 Held
Jun 23, 2025
Formulation of the Model Investment Limited Partnership Agreement with Commentary (2025 Version)
Jun 23, 2025
State Minister Ogushi Holds Meeting with H.E. Mr. Peter Burke, Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment of Ireland
Jun 20, 2025
State Minister Ogushi Holds Meeting with H.E. Mr. Romeu Zema Neto, Governor of the State of Minas Gerais, Republic of Brazil
Jun 19, 2025
Japan-Chile Public-Private Joint Meeting in the Field of Mining Held
Jun 19, 2025
State Minister Ogushi Holds Meeting with Mr. Stefan Rouenhoff, Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy of the Federal Republic of Germany
Jun 19, 2025
Their Imperial Highnesses Crown Prince and Crown Princess Akishino to Appear at Japan Day of Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai
Jun 17, 2025
Global Startup EXPO 2025 to be Hosted at the Expo Venue Welcoming Stakeholders in the Deep Tech Startup Ecosystem from around the World - for the First Time
Jun 17, 2025
As a Part of Additional Measures under the IAEA Framework, ALPS Treated Water before Dilution with Seawater was Sampled on the Premises of TEPCO’s FDNPS
Jun 16, 2025
Japan Will Offer to Host IEC General Meeting 2029
Jun 16, 2025
State Minister Ogushi Visits Osaka Prefecture on the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire’s National Day at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai
Jun 13, 2025
Public Announcement of the Program for the Japan Day Official Ceremony and Event at Expo 2025, Osaka, Kansai, Japan
Jun 12, 2025
Report 1.0 of the Public-Private Advisory Council on Watt-Bit Collaboration Published
Jun 11, 2025
State Minister Koga Holds Meeting with H.E. Mr. Ville Tavio, Minister for Foreign Trade and Development of the Republic of Finland
Jun 10, 2025
State Minister Koga Attends a Signing Ceremony for MOUs for Collaboration Between Companies and a Launching Ceremony for a Focus Group for Public-Private Collaboration in the Energy Sector Including Wind Power and Hydrogen
Jun 10, 2025
Vice-Minister for International Affairs Matsuo Holds Meeting with H.E. Ms. Dyah Roro Esti, Vice Minister of Trade of the Republic of Indonesia
Jun 9, 2025
Mobility Digital Transformation (DX) Strategy Updated
Jun 6, 2025
Industrial Development Blueprint Based on the Fukushima Innovation Coast Framework Revised
Jun 5, 2025
State Minister Ogushi Attends the OECD 2025 Ministerial Council Meeting, the Informal Gathering of WTO Ministers and the G7 Trade Ministers’ Meeting
Jun 5, 2025
New International Standard for Remote Support for Low-Speed Automated Driving Systems Issued Based on Contributions from Japan
Jun 4, 2025
Organizing the Economic Security Global Forum Weeks within 2025
Jun 4, 2025
Parliamentary Vice-Minister Kato Holds Meeting with Ms. Ragnhild Sjoner Syrstad, State Secretary of Trade, Industry and Fisheries of the Kingdom of Norway
Jun 3, 2025
METI Publishes Fourth Report of the Committee on New Direction of Economic and Industrial Policies
Jun 3, 2025
Guide to Supply Chain Security Measures for Power Control Systems Published
Jun 3, 2025
Parliamentary Vice-Minister Takeuchi Visits Osaka Prefecture on Hungary’s National Day at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai
Jun 3, 2025
Appointment of Professor Emeritus ARAKI Ichiro of Yokohama National University to the pool of Arbitrators for the Multi-Party Interim Appeal Arbitration Arrangement (MPIA)
Jun 3, 2025
Parliamentary Vice-Minister Kato Holds Meeting with Mr. Mohammed Al-Amour, Minister of National Economy of Palestine
Jun 3, 2025
Parliamentary Vice-Minister Kato Receives Courtesy Call from the Honourable David Eby, Premier of British Columbia, Canada
Jun 3, 2025
METI Hosts AZEC Leading Action Forum (AZEC LEAF)
Jun 3, 2025
During the Visit of Chief Advisor Yunus of the People's Republic of Bangladesh to Japan, Parliamentary Vice-Minister Kato Holds Meeting with Special Envoy on International Affairs to the Chief Adviser Siddiqi, and Parliamentary Vice-Minister Takeuchi Attends the Bangladesh Business Seminar
Jun 2, 2025
Launch of the Global Cross-Border Privacy Rules (CBPR) System
May 30, 2025
Release of Interim Report of the Subcommittee on Value Creation Management
May 30, 2025
METI and MIIT Hold the Fourth Vice-Ministerial Regular Meeting
May 30, 2025
Parliamentary Vice-Minister Kato Holds Meeting with H.E. Mr. SUN Chanthol, Deputy Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia
May 30, 2025
Revised Edition of the Action Plan to Strengthen Industrial and Technological Basis for Economic Security Released
May 30, 2025
Promulgation of Ministerial Ordinance Partially Revising the Regulations for Enforcement of the Electricity Business Act and Other Acts
May 30, 2025
The IAEA Conducted the Fourth Review Mission on the Safety of the Discharge of ALPS Treated Water into the Sea since the Start of the Discharge into the Sea
May 29, 2025
Parliamentary Vice-Minister Kato 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
May 29, 2025
Super Creators Certified Under the FY2024 MITOU Program (Exploratory IT Human Resources Project)
May 28, 2025
Report Compiled on the Outcome of Meetings of the Study Group on the Strategy to Promote the Elderly Care- and Caregiving-Related Services Industry
May 28, 2025
Comprehensive Report Compiled by the Legacy Systems Modernization Committee to Eliminate Legacy Systems
May 26, 2025
State Minister Ogushi Receives Courtesy Call from a Delegation of the United States House Committee on Natural Resources
May 23, 2025
State Minister Ogushi Holds Meeting with H.E. Mr. Dirk Beljaarts, Minister of Economic Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
May 23, 2025
Participating Companies Selected for VOYAGE TO THE FUTURE -Japanese SMEs Tackle Social Issues for a Better Tomorrow, an Interactive Exhibition to Be Held at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan
May 23, 2025
Publicizing the Report by the Study Group on the Development of Digitally Skilled Workforce for the Era of Society 5.0: For Skills-Based Workforce Development
May 23, 2025
Japan Day Official Ceremony and Event to Be Held at Expo 2025, Osaka, Kansai, Japan on July 3
May 23, 2025
State Minister Ogushi Attends "Raisina Tokyo"
May 22, 2025
Cybersecurity Guidelines for Energy Resource Aggregation Business Revised
May 21, 2025
State Minister Ogushi Holds Meeting with Dr. Wolfgang Hattmannsdorfer, Federal Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism of Republic of Austria
May 21, 2025
State Minister Ogushi Receives Courtesy Call from Mr. Sergio Mujica, ISO Secretary General
May 20, 2025
Minister Muto Attends the Special AEM-METI Consultation
May 20, 2025
Minister Muto Holds Meeting with H.E. Ms. Reinette Klever, Minister for Foreign Trade and Development of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
May 19, 2025
First Selection of Priority Regions for Promoting the Deployment of Fuel-Cell Commercial Vehicles
May 19, 2025
Minister Muto Holds Meeting with Mr. Viktors Valainis, Minister of Economics, Republic of Latvia
May 16, 2025
State Minister Ogushi Visits the Republic of Korea
May 16, 2025
Minister Muto Receives a Courtesy Call from H.E. Mr. George Glass, Ambassador-Designate of the United States to Japan
May 15, 2025
Vice-Minister for International Affairs Matsuo Visits the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire
May 14, 2025
Study Group for Promoting the Development of Cybersecurity Talent Compiles and Announces Its Final Report
May 14, 2025
SX Brands 2025 and SX Nominated Companies Selected
May 13, 2025
Meetings of the Conferences of the Parties (COPs) to the Basel, Rotterdam, and Stockholm Conventions Held
May 13, 2025
Third Ministerial Meeting of the Japan-EU Digital Partnership Council Held
May 13, 2025
Minister Muto Holds Meeting with Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO)