May 31	Recall of Stainless Steel Drink Bottles Imported by TOA Corporation (Free Replacement)
May 29	The Expansion of Eligible Applications for the Patent Prosecution Highway between the Japan Patent Office and the Federal Service for Intellectual Property of Russia

May 30	Enforcement Status of the Basel Convention and its Domestic Laws Concerning Import/Export of Specified Hazardous Wastes in 2012

May 31	Date and Schedule of the Third Japan-Arab Economic Forum were Determined
May 31	Preparatory Meeting for the Negotiations on Free Trade Agreement (FTA) among Japan, China and the ROK

May 29	ANRE to Hold Explanatory Meetings in Fukushima Prefecture to Describe a Plan for Bypassing Groundwater at the Site of TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station
May 28	Announcement of the Selected Applicants for the Project to Promote the Development and Introduction of Robotic Devices for Nursing Care

May 27	Japan and Ethiopia Signed a Low Carbon Growth Partnership
May 27	Announcement of Preliminary Estimate of Consumer Counseling Cases in FY 2012
May 23	Publication of the Report of IAEA Review on Plans towards Decommissioning of TEPCO’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Units 1 to 4

May 27	Summary of the Second Round of Negotiations for Japan-Colombia Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)
May 24	METI to Open a Market for Bidding for Electricity Interchangeable over a Wide Area during Summer
May 24	Addition and Removal of Taliban-associated Entities, Terrorists and Others Subject to Asset-freezing Measures
May 22	METI Held “The Japan-Africa Ministerial Meeting for Resources Development”
May 22	J-SUMIT (Japan Sustainable Mining, Investment and Technology Business Forum), Japan's First International Business Forum for the Resources Sector, was Held in Tokyo, Led by the Initiative of Japan

May 24	A panel under the WTO Agreement was established regarding China's measure of imposing Anti-dumping Duties on Certain High-performance Stainless Steel Seamless Tubes from Japan.

May 22	National Mine Safety Week to be Held from July 1 to 7

May 21	METI Signed a Joint Statement Concerning Japan-India Cooperation in Infrastructure Development and Investment Promotion
May 20	METI is Holding an EV & PHV Town Symposium in Tokyo
May 9	APEC to Launch Comprehensive Analysis on Value Chain Resilience in the Asia-Pacific Region

May 20	METI State Minister Akaba Exchanged Views with Business Owners and Entities who Support the Regional Economy

May 17	Announcement Regarding the Present Status of Introduction of Facilities Generating Renewable Energy as of February 28, 2013
May 17	METI to Hold Explanatory Meetings for Inviting Applicants for the Overseas Internship Project
May 16	METI Revised the Technical Standards of Compressed Hydrogen Containers for Vehicle Fuel Systems
May 16	METI Compiled a Collection of Best Practices under the Diversity Management Selection 100 Project

May 15	Recall of Electric Washing and Drying Machines Manufactured by Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. (Free Parts Replacement)
May 15	FY2013 Explosives Safety Week to Begin on June 10

May 13	First Round of Negotiations for Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)
May 10	Administrative Guidance on Manufacture, Import, etc. of Organic Pigments that can Unintentionally Contain Polychlorinated Biphenyls (Seventh Report)
May 10	Compiled Results of Reanalysis of the Presence of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) as By-products in Organic Pigments

May 13	The Second Round of Negotiations for Japan-Colombia Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)
May 10	Report Compiled by the Personal Data Working Group under the IT Integration Forum

May 7	METI State Minister Sugawara Visited Mongolia

May 7	Release of WTO Appellate Body Report on certain Local Content Requirements under the Feed-in Tariff Program in Ontario, Canada
May 2	METI Parliamentary Vice Minister Sato Exchanged Views with Business Owners and Entities who Support the Regional Economy
May 2	First Round of Negotiations for Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)
May 1	Signing of the Japan-Saudi Arabia Investment Agreement

May 1	METI Study Group Has Compiled a Report on Small Home Appliances and Other Products

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