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News Releases (in provisional translation)
- Feb 12, 2019
- First Japan-Indonesia Automotive Dialogue Held
- Feb 8, 2019
- The Cabinet Approves the Bill for the Act on Special Measures Necessary for Preparing for and Managing the International Exposition in 2025
- Feb 8, 2019
- METI Holds Ad-hoc Meeting on Measures to Encourage SMEs to Accelerate Preparations for Addressing the New Consumption Tax System
- Feb 8, 2019
- Experiment of Information Sharing System Using Electronic Tags to be Conducted
- Feb 8, 2019
- Thirteenth Round of the Negotiations for a Japan-Turkey Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)
- Feb 6, 2019
- METI to Start a Call for Promotion Plan Proposals that incorporate “Branded Content”
- Feb 6, 2019
- Development of an International Standard for ECHONET Lite Application Communication Interface (AIF) Specifications to Start
- Feb 6, 2019
- METI to Hold a Symposium on Climate Change Mitigation
- Feb 1, 2019
- Carbon Recycling Promotion Office to be Established at ANRE
- Feb 1, 2019
- Winner of the METI Minister’s Award for Corporate Governance of the Year 2018 Determined
- Feb 1, 2019
- METI to Call for Case Examples of Leading International Businesses Contributing to Sustainable and Inclusive Growth
- Feb 1, 2019
- METI Selects Winners of the Wall Newspaper Contest on “Our Daily Lives and Energy”
- Jan 31, 2019
- Grand Prix Winner of the Japan Healthcare Business Contest 2019 Selected
- Jan 31, 2019
- Implementation Policy for the 2019 Telework Days Campaign Released
- Jan 31, 2019
- Release of IAEA Final Report on Fourth Review of Fukushima Decommissioning
- Jan 31, 2019
- “2019 Health and Productivity Management Award Event” to be Held
- Jan 28, 2019
- METI Minister Seko Visits Switzerland
- Jan 28, 2019
- METI Grants First Approval to Fukuoka City’s Plan for Managing and Supporting Business Startup Activities by Foreign Entrepreneurs
- Jan 25, 2019
- Future Innovations Working Group to be Launched
- Jan 25, 2019
- Minister Seko Hosts Informal Meeting of Ministers on WTO E-commerce Initiative
- Jan 25, 2019
- Results released of Regional Economic and Industrial Research (October-December 2018)
- Jan 25, 2019
- Fifth EU-Japan Working Group on Corporate Social Responsibility Held
- Jan 25, 2019
- METI to Conduct Drone Demonstration Test for Plant Safety
- Jan 24, 2019
- 7th Meeting of the Japan-China Joint IP Working Group and 2nd Japan-China Joint IP Seminar Held
- Jan 24, 2019
- Progress Made in Regulatory Reform for Individual Enterprises
- Jan 24, 2019
- Fifth National Championship of Business Startup Schools to be Held
- Jan 24, 2019
- We Are Genki Hokkaido: METI to Accelerate Implementation of Project for Supporting Hokkaido
- Jan 24, 2019
- Information on Events and Efforts in January under the Premium Friday Initiative
- Jan 23, 2019
- METI Minister Seko Visits the Russian Federation
- Jan 23, 2019
- Event Titled “Seminar on Global Top Management: Effort for Encouraging Regional Companies to Enter Global Markets” to be Held
- Jan 23, 2019
- Third Fukushima Innovation Coast Framework Symposium to be Held
- Jan 22, 2019
- State Minister Isozaki Attends the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2019
- Jan 22, 2019
- Credit Issued in a Project under the Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) with Lao PDR
- Jan 21, 2019
- METI Holds Explanatory Meeting on the New System for Acceptance of Foreign Human Resources in the Manufacturing Industry
- Jan 21, 2019
- New Establishment and Revision of the Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) (January 2019)
- Jan 18, 2019
- Clean Ocean Material Alliance Established
- Jan 18, 2019
- Second Satellite Data Analysis Contest “Tellus Satellite Challenge” to be Held
- Jan 18, 2019
- METI Designates February 2019 as “Smart Mobility Promotion Month”
- Jan 18, 2019
- METI to Hold “Regional Business Conference in Ibaraki”
- Jan 17, 2019
- METI Revises Requirements under the Omotenashi Standard Certification System
- Jan 17, 2019
- Health is Wealth: METI and the Ministry of Economy and Industry of Israel Sign a Memorandum of Cooperation in the Field of Digital Health
- Jan 17, 2019
- METI Minister Seko Visits the United Arab Emirates and the State of Israel
- Jan 17, 2019
- Third Round of Certification Issued for the Courses on IT-Skill Training to Meet the Era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution
- Jan 16, 2019
- Oral Healthcare Seminar 2019 to be Held
- Jan 16, 2019
- METI to Hold Japan Healthcare Business Contest 2019
- Jan 16, 2019
- Expansion of the Patent Prosecution Highway between Japan and Brazil
- Jan 15, 2019
- Guidelines for Proper Gas Trade Revised
- Jan 15, 2019
- METI State Minister Isozaki Signed Agreement with The Boeing Company on Cooperation in Aircraft Technology
- Jan 15, 2019
- Seminar to be Held for Improvement of Working Conditions and Reducing Overtime Work through Cooperation between Consignors and Transportation Businesses
- Jan 15, 2019
- Aggregated Results of the FY2017 Calculated Amount of Leaked Fluorocarbons under the System for Reporting and Publicizing the Calculated Amount of Leaked Fluorocarbons
- Jan 15, 2019
- Workshop Titled “Front Line of Companies in the Kansai Region” to be Held in Tokyo
- Jan 15, 2019
- Standard Specifications Adopted for Digital Shopping Receipts
- Jan 11, 2019
- METI Launches Study Group for Human Resource Management toward Enhanced Competitiveness
- Jan 10, 2019
- METI Generates Report on Ideal Approaches that Small- and Mid-Cap Companies should Take in their Information Disclosure and Dialogues with Investors
- Jan 10, 2019
- METI Minister Seko Visits the United States
- Jan 10, 2019
- METI Promotes Parking Lot Sharing among Convenience Store Chains for their Distribution Vehicles
- Jan 10, 2019
- NEXI and the Ministry of Finance, the Republic of Angola, Signed a Letter Agreement Witnessed by METI State Minister Seki
- Jan 9, 2019
- METI Revises “Promotion Standards” under Article 3 (1) of the Act on the Promotion of Subcontracting Small and Medium-sized Enterprises
- Jan 9, 2019
- Invitation for Public Comments on the Draft Cyber/Physical Security Framework
- Jan 7, 2019
- ISO Approved the Establishment of a Technical Committee for International Standardization for the Sharing Economy in Response to Japan’s Proposal
- Jan 7, 2019
- Final Report of Workshops on Key Drivers to promote the liquidity, Flexibility and Transparency of the Global Liquefied Natural Gas Market Released
- Dec 28, 2018
- Release of Report titled “Measures for Supporting Efforts for Encouraging Companies to Integrally Disclose Business Reports, etc. and Securities Reports”
- Dec 28, 2018
- New System for Encouraging Foreign Entrepreneurs to Smoothly Start Business
- Dec 28, 2018
- METI to Convene Study Group for Measures for Preventing Unauthorized Use of Credit Card Information Wrongly Leaked during QR Payment
- Dec 28, 2018
- Cabinet Decision on the Relevant Cabinet Orders for the Partial Enforcement of the Act of Partial Revision of the Unfair Competition Prevention Act, etc.
- Dec 28, 2018
- Solicitation of opinions/information on fair M&A
- Dec 27, 2018
- Partial Revision of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Electricity Business Act
- Dec 27, 2018
- Guidelines Concerning the Management of the Electricity Retail Business Revised
- Dec 27, 2018
- Blockchain Hackathon to be Held on the Subjects of Academic Degrees, Courses and Career Certifications as well as Management of Research Data
- Dec 27, 2018
- METI to Hold Explanatory Meeting on New System for Acceptance of Foreign Human Resources in the Manufacturing Industry
- Dec 27, 2018
- Steel Demand Prospects for the Fourth Quarter of FY2018 (January-March 2019)
- Dec 27, 2018
- Information on Events and Efforts in December under the Premium Friday Initiative
- Dec 26, 2018
- First Approval of Demonstration Plan under the Regulatory Sandbox Scheme
- Dec 26, 2018
- Third Meeting of Joint Team for Promoting Exports of Agricultural, Forestry and Fishery Products and Foods Held
- Dec 26, 2018
- METI Releases Results of the Quarterly Survey of Overseas Subsidiaries (July - September 2018)
- Dec 25, 2018
- METI Formulates TCFD Guidance and Declares its Support for TCFD
- Dec 25, 2018
- FY2017 Reports on Storage of Mercury, etc. and Management of Mercury-Containing Recyclable Resources based on the Mercury Pollution Prevention Act
- Dec 25, 2018
- Announcement of Winners for the FY2018 Patent Contest and Design Patent Contest
- Dec 25, 2018
- Cabinet Decision on the Field-based Operation Policies toward Accepting Foreign Human Resources in Three Sectors in the Manufacturing Industry
- Dec 25, 2018
- METI to Expand Coverage of Subsidies for SMEs to Address New Consumption Tax System
- Dec 25, 2018
- METI and JETRO Embark on New Portal Website “Open for Professionals”
- Dec 20, 2018
- Caution! Growing Number of Consumers Facing Problems concerning Telephone Solicitation for Switching Electricity Retailers
- Dec 20, 2018
- Roadmap toward Air Mobility Revolution Formulated
- Dec 20, 2018
- New Japan-Oriented International Standards Issued for Assessment of Performance of Fiber Ropes Used for Large Oil Tankers, Electronic Equipment and Others
- Dec 20, 2018
- Guidelines for Multilingualization in the Retail Sales Industry Released
- Dec 20, 2018
- New Establishment and Revision of the Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) (December 2018)
- Dec 19, 2018
- Portal Website Titled “IP Knowledge Base for Startups” Opens
- Dec 19, 2018
- Rules of Special Terms for Economic Partnership (STEP) of Japanese ODA Loans Improved
- Dec 19, 2018
- Minister Seko Holds Meeting with Mr. Maksim Stanislavovich Oreshkin, Minister of Economic Development and Special Representative for Trade and Economic Cooperation with Japan of Russia
- Dec 19, 2018
- The WTO Ninth Meeting for Exploratory Work on Electronic Commerce Held
- Dec 18, 2018
- Fundamental Principles for Rule Making to Address the Rise of Platform Businesses Formulated
- Dec 18, 2018
- Announcement of Winners of the Contest for Female Entrepreneurs Support Efforts
- Dec 17, 2018
- New Japan-oriented ISO Standard Issued for Equivalence Validation for Product Data
- Dec 17, 2018
- Demonstration Experiment on Sale of Non-fossil fuel energy certificates with Tracking Information
- Dec 17, 2018
- Second Japan-U.K. Industrial Policy Dialogue Held
- Dec 17, 2018
- Ninth Japan-Mongolia Government and Business Sector Joint Committee Held
- Dec 17, 2018
- Series of Events for Promoting Utilization of Intellectual Property Rights in Fukushima to be Held
- Dec 17, 2018
- Twelfth Round of the Negotiations for a Japan-Turkey Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)
- Dec 14, 2018
- Cabinet Decision on the Cabinet Order to Partially Amend the Export Trade Control Order
- Dec 14, 2018
- Global Forum on Steel Excess Capacity Meeting Held
- Dec 14, 2018
- WTO Appellate Body Concludes Certain Measures concerning Discriminatory Taxation and Charges by Brazil are Inconsistent with the WTO Agreements
- Dec 13, 2018
- Finals of General Election for Outstanding Regional Brands in the Tokai and Hokuriku Region Held
- Dec 13, 2018
- The 154th Survey of SME Business Conditions (October-December 2018) Released
- Dec 12, 2018
- METI Releases Interim Report of the Study Group for the Improvement of the Trade Environment Involving Digital Platform Businesses
- Dec 12, 2018
- Guidelines for Promotion of Digital Transformations Formulated
- Dec 12, 2018
- METI to hold Events Titled “DX Days 2019”
- Dec 12, 2018
- METI Minister Seko Holds Meeting with Adviser Dawood of Pakistan
- Dec 10, 2018
- METI Holds the 6th Japan-Russia Meeting Concerning SME Cooperation
- Dec 10, 2018
- Discussions to Begin on Development of Standards for Maintenance and Management of Offshore Wind Power Generation Facilities
- Dec 7, 2018
- Announcement of Winners of Awards under the Excellent Green Logistics Commendation Program
- Dec 7, 2018
- Winners of the 9th Career Education Awards and the 8th Awards for Partnerships for Career Education Promotion Selected
- Dec 7, 2018
- Call for Information on Technologies for Computer-Access Control Functions
- Dec 5, 2018
- New Measures on Non-operation of Approved Facilities for Photovoltaic Power Generation under the Feed-in Tariff (FIT) Scheme Determined
- Dec 5, 2018
- Commendation Ceremony for Winners of the Contest for Female Entrepreneurs Support Efforts to be Held
- Dec 4, 2018
- International Workshop on Deepening Comprehension on Safety Case on Deep Geological Repository (DGR) and Public Confidence on Japan’s DGR Programme Held
- Dec 4, 2018
- METI Minister Seko Visits Argentina
- Dec 3, 2018
- The IoT Acceleration Lab Will Hold the “Eighth IoT Lab Connection”
- Dec 3, 2018
- IOSCO Releases Report on Update to Survey on the Principles for the Regulation and Supervision of Commodity Derivatives Markets (Third Review)
- Dec 3, 2018
- The 14th Round of Negotiations on a Free Trade Agreement among Japan, China and the ROK to be Held
- Nov 30, 2018
- METI Parliamentary Vice-Minister Ishikawa Attends IEA CCUS Summit
- Nov 30, 2018
- Results of Aggregated Number of SMEs and Small Enterprises Released (as of June 2016)
- Nov 30, 2018
- The WTO Eighth Meeting for Exploratory Work on Electronic Commerce Held
- Nov 29, 2018
- Asia Pacific Energy Regulatory Forum Meeting 2018 Held
- Nov 29, 2018
- Information on Events and Efforts in November under the Premium Friday Initiative
- Nov 27, 2018
- JPO Starts FY2018 Anti-Counterfeiting Campaign
- Nov 27, 2018
- Cabinet Decision on the Relevant Cabinet Orders for the Enforcement of the Act of the Partial Revision of the Act on the Rational Use of Energy
- Nov 27, 2018
- Cabinet Decision on the Basic Policy for the Act on the Rational Use of Energy
- Nov 27, 2018
- Japan and Malaysia Sign Memorandum of Cooperation on Halal Cooperation
- Nov 27, 2018
- Japan Signs Participation Contract of Expo Dubai 2020, UAE
- Nov 26, 2018
- METI Minister Seko Attends APEC Ministerial Meeting
- Nov 26, 2018
- The 12th Japan-China Energy Conservation and Environment Forum Held (Summary of the Results)
- Nov 26, 2018
- Second Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury (COP2) Held
- Nov 23, 2018
- Japan Elected Host Country of World Expo 2025
- Nov 23, 2018
- METI Minister Seko Holds a Meeting with Minister Le Maire, France
- Nov 20, 2018
- Clean Ocean Material Alliance to be Established
- Nov 20, 2018
- New Establishment and Revision of the Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) (November 2018)
- Nov 20, 2018
- Teams Selected for the Finals of the General Election for Outstanding Regional Brands in the Tokai and Hokuriku Region
- Nov 20, 2018
- Official Telephone Conversation Held between METI Minister Seko and Minister Le Maire, France
- Nov 20, 2018
- METI to Showcase Award-winning Machine Parts and Tooling Technology in Lobby of METI Main Building
- Nov 19, 2018
- METI Minister Seko Visits the Republic of Singapore
- Nov 19, 2018
- METI Minister Seko Visits Australia
- Nov 16, 2018
- Premium-Friday University to Open
- Nov 15, 2018
- Call for Applicants for the Eighth Monodzukuri Nippon Grand Awards
- Nov 15, 2018
- FY2017 Energy Supply and Demand Report (Preliminary Report)
- Nov 14, 2018
- METI State Minister Seki Visits the United Arab Emirates
- Nov 14, 2018
- METI Minister Seko Attends RCEP Ministerial Meeting
- Nov 14, 2018
- New Demonstration Test of Remote Control of Driverless Last-Mile Autonomous Driving to Start