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News Releases (in provisional translation)
- Dec 20, 2025
- Central Asia + Japan Business Forum Held
- Dec 18, 2025
- Indonesia-Japan Fast Track Pitch 2025 to Be Held as the Fourth Event of ASEAN-JAPAN Fast Track Pitch 2025
- 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 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 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
- 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 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