New Establishment and Revision of the Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) (January 2024)

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 January 2024, METI newly established one standard and revised 47 standards.
Out of these, the newly established standard and one revised standard were drafted by an accredited industrial standard drafting organization (the Japanese Standards Association) (see Appendix 1).
METI hereby introduces the new standard established this month.

Establishment of a JIS for Dynamic modules –General and guidance（JIS C 62343）

Regarding communication infrastructure including optical networks, there is a requirement in society for building a disaster-resilient, stable communications environment, not to mention responding to a shift to ultra-high speeds and large capacity made necessary by the rapid dissemination of smartphones.

In response to this requirement, from time to time it is necessary to change the conditions under which optical networks are operated, in line with various environmental changes such as sudden variations in communications data quantities. Dynamic modules work under such an environment and are becoming more important. However, it has been a challenge to establish common requirements for them. This JIS standardizes the terminology and basic principles for dynamic modules and establishes uniform requirements for their operation, credibility and environmental peculiarity, aiming to disseminate dynamic modules which will be installed in the future, and help build communications infrastructure that works stably not only under normal circumstances but also when a disaster occurs.

3. Contact for inquiries about the respective JIS

If you wish to inquire about the details regarding the newly established and revised JIS, 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

• 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 on January 22, 2024(PDF:107KB)

Divisions in Charge

• Information on this press release:

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

• Information on the standards:

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