New Establishment and Revision of the Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) (September 2023)

1. Outline of the JIS

The JIS are a collection of national standards under the Industrial Standardization Act (JIS Act) that stipulate the types, quality and performance of products, data, services, and so forth, as well as test or assessment methods for ascertaining these types and quality.

Producers and service providers make use of JIS for the purpose of producing and providing quality products and services, while consumers and other product users make use of JIS to access quality products and services.

Related ministries and agencies have been establishing new standards or revising the existing ones in response to technological advancements, changes in social environments and other factors as necessary.

The establishment and revision of JIS is conducted by the competent ministers, including the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, through discussions by the Japanese Industrial Standards Committee (JISC).¹ (Regarding a proposal for establishing a new JIS or revising the existing one, which is to be prepared by an Accredited Standards Developing Organization,² the competent minister may swiftly establish or revise the JIS without holding discussions at JISC.)

2. Outline of the new establishment and revision of JIS

In September 2023, the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry newly established 1 standard and revised 14 standards.
All standards were established or revised through discussions by JISC this month (see Appendix 1).
METI hereby introduces one of the standards established or revised this month.

Revision of the JIS for information security management systems (JIS Q 27001)

Standards for information security management systems (ISMS) have been broadly utilized. In response to the revision in 2022 of ISO/IEC 27001, an international standard for stipulating ISMS, METI revised JIS Q 27001, a standard corresponding to ISO/IEC 27001.

This effort for making the JIS consistent with the latest international standards is expected to help businesses to address the changes in technologies and environments surrounding information security and to further contribute to improving Japan’s information security. (Appendix 2)

 

3. Contact for inquiries about the respective JIS

If you wish to inquire about the details regarding the JIS introduced during this establishment and revision, please contact the division in charge shown in Appendix 1 by email. Please clearly indicate your name, the name of your company (if you send an email as a representative of a company or other entity), and your contact information in the email.

4． Past News Releases

For past news releases related to the establishment and revision of JIS, visit this website.

Related Links

For more information on the JIS, visit the following websites:

• The Japanese Industrial Standards Committee website (in Japanese)
• METI website for standardization and certification (in Japanese)

For details on the respective JIS, visit here : Search for JIS (in Japanese)

Related Materials

• Appendix 1: List of Newly Established and Revised JIS Publicly Notified in September 2023 (in Japanese)(PDF:120KB)
• Appendix 2: Revision of JIS for information security management systems (in Japanese)(PDF:398KB)

Division in Charge

Standards and Conformity Assessment Public Relations Office, Industrial Science and Technology Policy and Environment Bureau

Regarding the Standards

International Standardization Division, Industrial Science and Technology Policy and Environment Bureau