Southeast Asia and the Pacific

Bilateral Affairs

• Australia
• Brunei
• Cambodia
• Indonesia
• Lao PDR
• Malaysia
• Mauritius
• Myanmar
• New Zealand
• Palau
• Papua New Guinea
• Philippines
• Singapore
• Thailand
• Viet Nam

Multilateral Affairs

METI Official's Visits/Meetings

• Asia Zero Emission Community (AZEC) Ministerial Meeting and AZEC Public-Private Investment Forum Held (March 6, 2023)
• Release of the Interim Note for Developing the ASEAN-Japan Economic Co-Creation Vision (January 6, 2023)
• ASEAN+3 Ministers on Energy Meeting (AMEM+3) and East Asia Summit Energy Ministers Meeting (EAS EMM) Held (September 29, 2022)
• Ministerial Discussion of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) for Prosperity Held (July 27, 2022)
• First Meeting of the Study Group on ASEAN-Japan Business Co-Creation Vision Development Held (July 22, 2022)
• Informal Ministerial Discussion on the Trade Pillar of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) for Prosperity Held (June 13, 2022)
• ASEAN-Japan Business Co-Creation Vision Development Project to Be Launched (May 30, 2022)
• ASEAN-Japan Business Week 2022 ~ toward Innovative and Sustainable Growth ~ to be Held (May 17, 2022)
• Minister Hagiuda Attends an Australia-India-Japan Trade Ministers' Meeting (Supply Chain Resilience Initiative) (March 15, 2022)
• State Minister Ishii Attends the Third Japan-PIC Economic Forum (November 24, 2021)
• Ninth East Asia Summit Economic Ministers' Meeting Held (September 15, 2021)
• 27th ASEAN Economic Minister (AEM) - METI Consultations Held (September 15, 2021)
• ASEAN Economic Ministers Meeting and Related Meetings Held (September 13, 2021)
• “ASEAN-Japan Business Week -toward Innovative and Sustainable Growth-“ to be held (April 28, 2021)
• Minister Kajiyama Attends the Australia-India-Japan Economic Ministers' Meeting (April 27, 2021)
• METI Minister Kajiyama attended the Australia-India-Japan Economic Ministers’ Meeting (September 1, 2020)
• ASEAN Economic Ministers Meeting and Related Meetings held (August 28, 2020)
• ASEAN Plus Three Economic Ministers’ Joint Statement on Mitigating the Economic Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic Issued (June 4, 2020)

Mekong-Japan Economic and Industrial Corporation

Based on the importance of the Mekong region, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has been holding the Mekong-Japan Economic Ministers Meeting since 2009 and has been promoting various Mekong-Japan economic and industrial cooperation projects with the Mekong countries.

• Mekong-Japan Cooperation

Others

• ASEAN-Japan Business Week 2023 (April 28, 2023)
• New course for the Asia Digital Transformation (Asia DX) Promotion Program to Be Established, and the 4th Call for the Regular Course Announced (March 28, 2023)
• 4th CEFIA Government-Private Forum Held (February 16, 2023)
• Announcement of the Result of the Call for the FY2021 Tertiary Supplementary Budget's Asia Digital Transformation (ADX) Promotion Project (August 26, 2022)
• 3rd CEFIA Government-Private Forum Held (February 24, 2022)
• Third CEFIA Government-Private Forum to be Held (February 14, 2022)
• ASEAN+3 Ministers on Energy Meeting (AMEM+3) and East Asia Summit Energy Ministers Meeting (EAS EMM) Held (September 17, 2021)
• The 2nd Supply Chain Resilience Forum to Be Held (September 8, 2021)
• Announcement of the Result of the Call for the FY2020 Tertiary Supplementary Budget's Asia Digital Transformation (ADX) Promotion Project (August 3, 2021)
• “ Supply Chain Resilience Forum - For manufacturing and service industries in the time of uncertainty -” Held Online (March 12, 2021)
• 2nd CEFIA Government-Private Forum Held (February 3, 2021)
• 2nd CEFIA Government-Private Forum to be Held (January 25, 2021)
• ASEAN+3 Ministers on Energy Meeting (AMEM+3) and East Asia Summit Energy Ministers Meeting (EAS EMM) Held(November 24, 2020)
• Announcement of Successful Applicants Adopted for “Project for Promotion of Asian Digital Transformation (DX) in Japan and ASEAN” under the FY2019 Supplementary Budget(October 14, 2020)
• Enters into Force of the First Protocol to Amend the Agreement on Comprehensive Economic Partnership among Japan and Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations(August 3, 2020)
• Notification Issued for Entry into Force of the First Protocol to Amend the Agreement on Comprehensive Economic Partnership among Japan and Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (June 16, 2020)
• “ASEAN-Japan Economic Ministers’ Joint statement on Initiatives on Economic Resilience” Released (April 22, 2020)

Division in Charge

Asia and Pacific Division, Trade Policy Bureau