January 30	Commencement of the Patent Prosecution Highway pilot program between the JPO and the Polish Patent Office

January 30	Myanmar’s Arrears of Past Loans from the Government of Japan Have been Cleared

January 29	First Offshore Methane Hydrate Production Test to be Conducted
January 29	Preliminary Results of 2012 Economic Census for Business Activity Released
January 29	Addition of a Taliban-associated Entity Subject to Asset-freezing Measures

January 29	Results of the Regional Economic and Industrial Research (October-December 2012)
January 28	JPO Held a Commendation Ceremony for the FY2012 Patent Contest and Design Patent Contest

January 28	A panel under the WTO Agreement was established to address import restrictions by Argentina

January 24	Low Carbon Seminars to be Held in Three Countries in East Africa

January 22	Recall of Dishwashers with a Dryer Manufactured by Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd (Collection of Products)

January 15	Vice-Minister for International Affairs Sasaki Visited Mr. Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission of India

January 8	Japan and Mongolia Signed a Bilateral Document Concerning the Joint Crediting Mechanism

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