Japan's Energy Policy

Strategic Energy Plan

The Strategic Energy Plan is a policy document formulated by the Government under the Basic Act on Energy Policy, which entered into force in June 2002.

For further details, please refer to the link below.

• Strategic Energy Plan (Webpage of the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy)

Other Information

• 15th Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM15) and 9th Mission Innovation Ministerial (MI-9), and G20 Energy Transitions Ministers’ Meeting Held (October 7, 2024)News Release
• Minister Saito Attends G7 Ministers' Meeting on Climate, Energy and Environment (May 1, 2024)News Release
• METI State Minister Iwata Attends 2024 IEA Ministerial Meeting (February 15, 2024)News Release
• Cabinet Approvals on the “Bill for the Act on Promotion of Supply and Utilization of Low-Carbon Hydrogen and its Derivatives for Smooth Transition to a Decarbonized, Growth-Oriented Economic Structure” and the “Bill for the Act on Carbon Dioxide Storage Businesses” (February 13, 2024)News Release
• METI Minister Nishimura Attends IEA Critical Minerals and Clean Energy Summit (September 29, 2023)News Release
• Launch of Nuclear Supply Chain Platform Website (September 29, 2023)News Release
• METI State Minister Nakatani Attends ASEAN+3 Ministers on Energy Meeting (AMEM+3) and East Asia Summit Energy Ministers Meeting (EAS EMM) (August 25, 2023)News Release
• METI State Minister Ota Attends APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) Energy Ministerial Meeting (August 17, 2023)News Release
• METI Minister Nishimura Attends the 14th Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM14) and 8th Mission Innovation Ministerial (MI-8), and a G20 Energy Transitions Ministers’ Meeting (July 23, 2023)News Release
• LNG Producer-Consumer Conference 2023 Held (July 19, 2023)News Release
• The 2nd Japan-Korea Energy Cooperation Dialogue Held (May 25, 2023)News Release
• Japan-U.S. Energy Security Dialogue held between Mr. Minami Ryo, Deputy Commissioner for International Policy on Carbon Neutrality, and Mr. Geoffrey Pyatt, Assistant Secretary of State of the United States (December 1, 2022)News Release
• Name and Date Decided for the 2023 G7 Ministers’ Meeting on Climate, Energy and Environment (October 21, 2022)News Release
• Locations Chosen for the Trade Ministers' Meeting, the Digital and Technology Ministers' Meeting, and the Climate, Energy, and Environment Ministers' Meeting to Be Held in Connection with the G7 Hiroshima Summit (September 16, 2022)News Release
• The Trade Ministers' Meeting, the Digital and Technology Ministers' Meeting, and the Climate, Energy, and Environment Ministers' Meeting to Be Held in Connection with the G7 Hiroshima Summit (August 30, 2022)News Release
• State Minister Hosoda attended the G7 Climate, Energy and Environment Ministerial Meeting (May 30, 2022)News Release
• Minister Hagiuda Attends the IEA Extraordinary Ministerial Meeting (April 2, 2022)News Release
• Minister Hagiuda Participates in the Ad-hoc Meeting of G7 Energy Ministers (March 29, 2022)News Release
• Minister Hagiuda Visits France and Belgium (March 25, 2022)News Release
• Minister Hagiuda Participates in the Extraordinary Meeting of G7 Energy Ministers (March 10, 2022)News Release
• Minister Hagiuda Holds Meeting with Dr. Fatih Birol, Executive Director of International Energy Agency (IEA) via Video Conference (January 31, 2022)News Release
• Cabinet Decision on the Sixth Strategic Energy Plan (October 22, 2021) News Release

Division in Charge

Energy Strategy Office, Commissioner's Secretariat, Agency for Natural Resources and Energy