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Japan Offers to Host IEC General Meeting 2029
Japan officially announced its offer to host a major international conference on international standardization in the field of electrical, electronics and information technology
September 19, 2025
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and the Japanese Industrial Standards Committee (JISC) officially announced Japan’s offer to host the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) General Meeting 2029. The IEC General Meeting consists primarily of the general assembly, management and technical meetings.
1. Purpose of Japan’s offer to host the IEC General Meeting 2029
The IEC General Meeting provides a precious opportunity for the IEC’s executive management team members as well as experts principally in the most advanced technology fields from around the world to meet together and participate in broad exchanges. Also, given the unpredictable state of the world, it is becoming increasingly important for Japan to establish its proven strong technological capabilities in international standards in order to solidify the country’s presence in global markets.
In this context, it has a significant meaning for Japan to host the IEC General Meeting with the objective of organizing occasions for many related parties from inside and outside the country to discuss topics on cutting-edge technologies as well as seizing a good opportunity to interact with representatives of various countries engaged in standardization activities.
By hosting the event, Japan will promote through in-person engagement the appeal of its technological capabilities in terms of safety and reliability, thereby contributing to further acceleration of international standardization efforts and boosting industrial competitiveness.
2. Progress of preparatory activities
In June 2025, it was decided that Japan would offer to host the IEC General Meeting 2029, 15 years after it hosted the event in 2014.
For the overview of the IEC General Meeting and related past developments, please refer to the previous news release (see below for the link to the related website).
At the IEC General Meeting’s general assembly held today in New Delhi, India, ENDO Nobuhiro, President of the JISC, officially announced Japan’s offer to host the 2029 event.
The relevant resolution will be made at the general assembly within the IEC General Meeting scheduled for November 2026 in Hamburg, Germany.
Going forward, a dedicated committee will be established within Japan to discuss concrete plans for hosting the event.
Related website
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International Electrotechnology Standardization Division, Innovation and Environment Policy Bureau
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