Economic & Industrial
- Feb 22, 2023
- Call for Opinions and Information on Best Practice for Takeovers (Public Consultation) by the Fair Acquisition Study Group
- Feb 20, 2023
- New Establishment and Revision of the Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) (February 2023)
- Feb 10, 2023
- SX Brands to be Established
- Jan 20, 2023
- New Establishment and Revision of the Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) (January 2023)
- Jan 18, 2023
- Administrative Arrangement to Facilitate Reciprocal Sharing and Utilization of Satellite Data Signed with the Directorate-General for Defence Industry and Space of the European Commission
- Dec 20, 2022
- New Establishment and Revision of the Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) (December 2022)
- Dec 12, 2022
- Establishment of a Working Group on Efficient Collection and Strategic Use of Sustainability-Related Data for Creation of Sustainable Corporate Value
- Dec 9, 2022
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister Satomi Attends the 4th ASEAN-Japan Smart Cities Network High Level Meeting
- Nov 21, 2022
- New Establishment and Revision of the Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) (November 2022)
- Nov 16, 2022
- New International Standard Issued for the Scenario-Based Safety Evaluation Framework for Automated Driving Systems Formulated by Japan
- Oct 20, 2022
- New Establishment and Revision of the Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) (October 2022)
- Oct 12, 2022
- Consistency of Judgements among Examiners to Be Improved by Responding to User Feedback
- Oct 11, 2022
- Nadeshiko Brand to Be Revamped, Call for Applicants to Begin
- Oct 3, 2022
- Fourth Round of Selection of Applicants for the J-Innovation Hub Initiative
- Sep 21, 2022
- New International Standard Issued for Truck Platooning Systems Proposed by Japan
- Sep 20, 2022
- New Establishment and Revision of the Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) (September 2022)
- Sep 13, 2022
- Release of Japan's Guidelines on Respecting Human Rights in Responsible Supply Chains
- Sep 8, 2022
- Winners of the Award for Academic Startups 2022 Program Selected
- Aug 31, 2022
- ITO Review 3.0 (ITO Review SX Edition) and Guidance for Collaborative Value Creation 2.0 Compiled
- Aug 23, 2022
- Study Group Members and Overall Roadmap for the Research Project on Constructing Web-3.0-Era Creator Economies to Be Published
- Aug 22, 2022
- New Establishment and Revision of the Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) (August 2022)
- Aug 2, 2022
- Cabinet Decision Made on the Cabinet Order to Partially Revise the Cabinet Orders for the Partial Revision of the Order for Enforcement of the Measurement Act and of the Order for Fees Concerning the Measurement Act
- Jul 27, 2022
- Release of Japan Patent Office Annual Report 2022
- Jul 27, 2022
- Two Standardization Project Themes Determined as New Standardization Projects to be Developed by Taking Advantage of the "Standardization System for Cultivating New Markets"
- Jul 25, 2022
- Human Capital Management Consortium to Be Established
- Jul 25, 2022
- Inter-governmental Cooperation Advanced in the Field of Intellectual Property
- Jul 22, 2022
- Decision on Support for Four New Temporary-Secondment Start-Ups
- Jul 20, 2022
- New Establishment and Revision of the Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) (July 2022)
- Jul 19, 2022
- The Practical Guidelines for Corporate Governance Systems (CGS Guidelines) Have Been Revised
- Jul 15, 2022
- Cabinet Decisions on the “Cabinet Order to Set the Effective Dates for Parts of the Act on the Partial Revision of the Patent Act and Other Acts” and the “Cabinet Order to Partially Revise the Order on Fees Related to the Patent Act and Other Acts”
- Jul 15, 2022
- Web 3.0 Policy Office Established in the Minister's Secretariat as a Cross-Departmental Internal Organization
- Jul 5, 2022
- Research Project on Constructing Web-3.0-Era Creator Economies to Be Launched
- Jun 1, 2022
- EU-Japan Joint Webinar on Business and Human Rights to Be Held
- May 31, 2022
- IEA-METI-RIETI Conference on New Thinking on Industrial Policy to be Held
- May 20, 2022
- New Establishment and Revision of the Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) (May 2022)
- May 17, 2022
- Report Compiled on Results of the Survey on University-Developed Venture Businesses
- May 16, 2022
- Policy Established to Disseminate the Good Faith Negotiation Guidelines for Standard Essential Patent Licenses and Use them at Consultation Counter
- May 12, 2022
- First Certification Body Registered for the JIS Mark System for Electromagnetic Records Such as Software and Data
- Apr 20, 2022
- New Establishment and Revision of the Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) (April 2022)
- Mar 31, 2022
- First Meeting of the Task Force on Strategic Goods and Energy Supply Chains Held
- Mar 31, 2022
- “Good Faith Negotiation Guidelines for Standard Essential Patent Licenses” Established
- Mar 30, 2022
- JPO Status Report 2022 Released
- Mar 22, 2022
- Nadeshiko Brands and Semi-Nadeshiko Brands Selected for FY2021
- Mar 17, 2022
- Study Group on Competition Policy for Realization of Green Society Established
- Mar 8, 2022
- The First Meeting of the “Study Group on Guidelines for Respecting Human Rights in Supply Chains” to be Held
- Feb 21, 2022
- New Establishment and Revision of the Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) (February 2022)
- Jan 20, 2022
- New Establishment and Revision of the Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) (January 2022)
- Jan 11, 2022
- Demonstration Tests to be Held for Food Waste Reduction Taking Advantage of IoT Technologies
- Dec 20, 2021
- New Establishment and Revision of the Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) (December 2021)
- Dec 3, 2021
- New International Standard for Names and Definitions of Protein Fibers Issued
- Nov 30, 2021
- Release on the Results from the Questionnaire Survey on the Status of Efforts on Human Rights in the Supply Chains of Japanese Companies
- Nov 16, 2021
- Committee on New Direction of Economic and Industrial Policies Established in the Industrial Structure Council
- Nov 15, 2021
- Corporate Governance System (CGS) Study Group (Phase 3) Meeting to be Held
- Nov 12, 2021
- Decision on Support for Six Newly-Established Temporary-Secondment Start-Ups
- Nov 12, 2021
- Interim Report of the Study Group on Disclosure Policies for Non-financial Information Compiled
- Oct 20, 2021
- High Levels of Interest in Communication with Examiners
- Oct 20, 2021
- New Establishment and Revision of the Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) (October 2021)
- Oct 8, 2021
- Fukushima Innovation Coast Framework—Company Location Seminar in Tokyo to be Held
- Oct 1, 2021
- Oral Proceedings for Trials for Patent Invalidation Can Now Be Attended Online
- Sep 21, 2021
- New Establishment and Revision of the Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) (September 2021)
- Sep 6, 2021
- J-Bridge Platform U.S. Launch Event; Carbon Neutrality and Hydrogen Seminar to Be Held
- Aug 26, 2021
- Global Startup Connection: J-Startups for NET ZERO Will Be Held, An Event to Promote the Attractiveness of Japanese Startups
- Aug 10, 2021
- Winners of the Award for Academic Startups 2021 Program Selected
- Jul 30, 2021
- Report "GOVERNANCE INNOVATION Ver. 2: A Guide to Designing and Implementing Agile Governance" Compiled
- Jul 28, 2021
- Report on Trends in Regional Economies and Industries in May 2021 Compiled
- Jul 20, 2021
- New Establishment and Revision of the Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) (July 2021)
- Jul 14, 2021
- Release of Japan Patent Office Annual Report 2021
- Jul 9, 2021
- Call for Public Comments on "AI Governance Guidelines for Implementation of AI Principles Ver. 1.0" Opens
- Jul 8, 2021
- New International Standards for Framework for Development and Operation of Smart City Infrastructures Issued
- Jul 1, 2021
- The Eleventh Career Education Awards and the Tenth Awards for Partnerships for Career Education Promotion to Be Held
- Jun 30, 2021
- Study Group toward Achieving Human Capital Management to Have Its First Meeting
- Jun 28, 2021
- Successful Applicants Decided for Femtech Demonstration Projects Supporting the Health and Continued Employment of Working Women
- Jun 22, 2021
- New International Standard for Printing Plate Dimensions Issued
- Jun 21, 2021
- New Establishment and Revision of the Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) (June 2021)
- Jun 16, 2021
- Part of the Act for Partially Amending the Industrial Competitiveness Enhancement Act and Other Related Acts Has Come into Effect
- Jun 15, 2021
- Call for Applicants for the IP Acceleration Program for Startups (IPAS2021) to Open
- Jun 11, 2021
- Cabinet Decision on the Cabinet Order Regarding the Organization, etc. of Relevant Cabinet Orders Accompanying the Enforcement of Part of the Act for Partially Amending the Industrial Competitiveness Enhancement Act and Other Related Acts, with the effective date for part of the Act determined
- Jun 8, 2021
- A New International Standard for Aseptic Processing of Health Care Products — Isolator Systems
- Jun 7, 2021
- METI Revises the "Guidebook for Introducing Incentive Plans for Sustainable Corporate Growth as Board Members' Remuneration to Promote Proactive Business Management"
- Jun 3, 2021
- Inauguration of a Study Group on Disclosure Policies for Non-financial Information
- May 28, 2021
- Inauguration of a Study Group on Dialogues that Contribute to Long-term Corporate Management and Investment for Creation of Sustainable Corporate Value
- May 20, 2021
- New Establishment and Revision of the Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) (May 2021)
- May 11, 2021
- Call for Applicants for the Young Professionals Japan Program
- May 7, 2021
- Informational Meeting toward Promoting Cooperation on the Container Shortage Problem Held
- Apr 28, 2021
- Report on Trends in Regional Economies and Industries in February 2021 Compiled
- Apr 28, 2021
- Assistance for Initiatives to Create Femtech-driven Systems to Support the Health and Continued Employment of Working Women
- Apr 27, 2021
- International Standardization of a Guideline for Evaluating the Contribution of Fine Bubble Technology to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
- Apr 26, 2021
- "Encouraging Japanese and Foreign Employees to Think about Miscommunication in Workplaces" Educational Videos Created, along with a Learning Handbook
- Apr 21, 2021
- "Market Formation Potential Index Ver. 1.0" Developed
- Apr 21, 2021
- Information Sharing Meeting toward Promoting Cooperation on the Container Shortage Problem to Be Held among Stakeholders
- Apr 20, 2021
- Revision of the Collection of Use Case Examples of Drones at Plants
- Mar 31, 2021
- JPO Status Report 2021 Released
- Mar 29, 2021
- Guidelines on Business Partnership Contracts with Startups Formulated
- Mar 29, 2021
- Report on Trends in Regional Economies and Industries in January 2021 Compiled
- Mar 26, 2021
- Draft Guidelines for Secure Working Conditions for Freelancers, Results of Call for Public Comments Released and Finalized Guidelines Compiled
- Mar 22, 2021
- Winners of New Diversity Management Selection 100 and Diversity Management Selection 100 Prime in FY2020
- Mar 22, 2021
- Announcement of the FY2020 Nadeshiko and Semi-Nadeshiko Brands
- Mar 22, 2021
- New Establishment and Revision of the Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) (March 2021)
- Mar 2, 2021
- Cabinet Decision on the Bill for the Act of Partial Revision of the Patent Act and Other Acts
- Feb 24, 2021
- Report on Trends in Regional Economies and Industries in December 2020 Compiled
- Feb 22, 2021
- New Establishment and Revision of the Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) (February 2021)
- Feb 18, 2021
- Launching of Platform “J-Bridge” to Encourage Japanese Companies to Advance Open Innovation with Asia-based Startups and Other Businesses and Start of Member Registration
- Feb 8, 2021
- Participants Selected for Dispatch to Silicon Valley under the Start Next Innovator 2020 Program
- Feb 5, 2021
- Cabinet decision on the Bill for Partially Amending the Industrial Competitiveness Enhancement Act and other related acts
- Feb 3, 2021
- “Collection of Successful Case Examples as Appendix to Guidelines on Approaches to Hybrid Virtual Shareholder Meetings” Formulated
- Jan 27, 2021
- Report on Trends in Regional Economies and Industries in November 2020 Compiled
- Jan 20, 2021
- New Establishment and Revision of the Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) (January 2021)
- Jan 18, 2021
- “FAQ on Companies’ Integral Disclosure of Business Reports, etc. and Securities Reports” Compiled
- Jan 15, 2021
- Call for Public Comments on “AI Governance in Japan Ver. 1.0 (Interim Report by Expert Group on Architecture for AI Principles to be Practiced) Opens
- Jan 8, 2021
- Study Group on Solving Challenges in Digital Markets and Developing Infrastructures for Next-Generation Transaction Compiles Report “Discussion Paper on Digital Markets - For Solving Social Challenges and Achieving Economic Growth by Transition of Industrial Structures -”
- Jan 7, 2021
- TDK Corporation Selected as Winner of the METI Minister’s Award for Corporate Governance of the Year 2020
- Dec 24, 2020
- Report on Trends in Regional Economies and Industries in October 2020 Compiled
- Dec 24, 2020
- Call for Public Comments toward Formulation of Draft Guidelines for Secure Working Conditions for Freelancers
- Dec 23, 2020
- Second Round of List of Attractive Regional “Companies Continuing to Recruit New Graduates” Announced
- Dec 23, 2020
- Call to Open for Public Comments on Draft Collection of Successful Case Examples as Appendix to Guidelines on Approaches to Hybrid Virtual Shareholder Meetings
- Dec 21, 2020
- New Establishment and Revision of the Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) (December 2020)
- Dec 14, 2020
- Winner of JPO Commissioner’s Awards Determined under FY2020 Patent Contest and Design Patent Contest
- Nov 26, 2020
- Report on Trends in Regional Economies and Industries in September 2020 Compiled
- Nov 20, 2020
- List of Attractive Regional “Companies Continuing to Recruit New Graduates” Announced
- Nov 20, 2020
- New Establishment and Revision of the Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) (November 2020)
- Nov 13, 2020
- Mr. Kajiya Toshiyuki Receives Lord Kelvin Award from International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)
- Nov 9, 2020
- Graphic Image Design Successfully Registered under the Design Act for the First Time in Japan
- Nov 2, 2020
- Two Building Designs and Two Interior Designs Successfully Registered under the Design Act for the First Time in Japan
- Oct 27, 2020
- Report on Trends in Regional Economies and Industries in August 2020 Compiled
- Oct 12, 2020
- Round Table Conference on Ideal Approaches to Export and Investment Insurance to be Held
- Oct 6, 2020
- Seminar in Tokyo on Industrial Sites for Establishing Businesses under the Fukushima Innovation Coast Scheme to be Held
- Sep 30, 2020
- METI Revises the “Guidebook for Introducing Incentive Plans for Sustainable Corporate Growth as Board Members’ Compensation to Encourage Companies to Promote Proactive Business Management”
- Sep 28, 2020
- Winners of the Award for Academic Startups 2020 Program Selected
- Sep 28, 2020
- Report on Trends in Regional Economies and Industries in July 2020 Compiled
- Sep 28, 2020
- Process for Selecting FY2020 Nadeshiko Brands to Start
- Sep 28, 2020
- Users' Positive Assessment of Examination Quality Increases
- Sep 23, 2020
- New International Standard for City Service Continuity against Disasters Issued
- Sep 23, 2020
- Japan-led New International Standard Published for ECHONET Lite* Application Communication Interface (AIF) Specifications
- Sep 23, 2020
- ISO/IEC Joint Technical Committee Starts Deliberations on International Standardization of “Biometric performance estimation methodologies using statistical model” Proposed by Japan
- Sep 23, 2020
- New Establishment and Revision of Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) (September 2020)
- Sep 9, 2020
- Call for Applicants for the Young Professionals Japan Program
- Aug 28, 2020
- Demo Day under the IP Acceleration Program for Startups (IPAS2019) to be Held
- Aug 28, 2020
- Study Group on Approaches to Making More Substantial the Dialogues for Creation of Sustainable Corporate Value Compiles Interim Report
- Aug 26, 2020
- Report on Trends in Regional Economies and Industries in June 2020 Compiled
- Aug 24, 2020
- The 3rd Well Aging Society Summit Asia-Japan to be Held
- Aug 20, 2020
- New Establishment and Revision of the Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) (August 2020)
- Aug 6, 2020
- Demonstration Plan under the Regulatory Sandbox Scheme Approved
- Jul 31, 2020
- “Practical Guidelines for Business Transformations - Toward Changes to Business Portfolios and Organizations -” Formulated
- Jul 31, 2020
- “Practical Guidelines for Independent Directors” Formulated
- Jul 29, 2020
- Report on Trends in Regional Economies and Industries in May 2020 Compiled
- Jul 27, 2020
- Recent Trends in AI-related Inventions
- Jul 22, 2020
- The 13th IP5 Heads of Office Meeting Held
- Jul 21, 2020
- Fifteen Startups Selected as Recipients of Support Measures under the FY2020 IP Acceleration Program for Startups (IPAS2020)
- Jul 20, 2020
- New Establishment and Revision of the Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) (July 2020)
- Jul 15, 2020
- The Career Education Awards and the Awards for Partnerships for Career Education Promotion in FY2020 to be Canceled
- Jul 15, 2020
- J-Startup Program to be Deployed to Regional Areas
- Jul 15, 2020
- Call for Applicants for New Diversity Management Selection 100 and Diversity Management Selection 100 Prime in FY2020 Starts on July 22 (Wed.), 2020
- Jul 14, 2020
- Release of Japan Patent Office Annual Report 2020
- Jul 13, 2020
- Report “GOVERNANCE INNOVATION: Redesigning Law and Architecture for Society 5.0” Compiled
- Jun 30, 2020
- Two Documents Compiled: “Guideline for Enhancing Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration Activities (Supplemental Version)” and “University Factbook 2020”
- Jun 30, 2020
- “Model Contracts Ver.1.0 for Promoting Open Innovation between R&D-based Startups and Business Entities” Compiled
- Jun 26, 2020
- “Basic Framework of the Cross-appointment System and Points to Note (Supplementary Version)” Compiled
- Jun 26, 2020
- Report on Trends in Regional Economies and Industries in April 2020 Compiled
- Jun 23, 2020
- Call for Applicants for the “Start Next Innovator 2020” Program Starts
- Jun 22, 2020
- New Establishment and Revision of the Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) (June 2020)
- Jun 22, 2020
- Discussions to Start on Proposal of New International Standard for “Smartphone-based Personal Identification”
- Jun 15, 2020
- New International Standard for Method of Distinguishing Animal Hair Fibers proposed by Japan was issued
- Jun 8, 2020
- Call for Expert Applicants for Supporters of Startups under IP Acceleration Program for Startups (IPAS2020) to Open
- Jun 3, 2020
- New International Standard for Indirect, Temperature-Controlled Refrigerated Delivery Services Issued
- Jun 2, 2020
- Toward Government Strategies for Enhancing Material Innovation Power (Report Compiled by the Strategy Preparation Meeting)
- May 29, 2020
- Industrial Technology Vision 2020 Compiled
- May 29, 2020
- Third Edition of the White Paper on Open Innovation Compiled
- May 29, 2020
- R&D and Innovation Subcommittee Compiles its Interim Report 2020 Titled “Toward Creation of Innovations as a Source for Generating Value from Future Demands”
- May 28, 2020
- Report on Trends in Regional Economies and Industries in March 2020 Compiled
- May 26, 2020
- “2019 Knowledge Collection of the Project for Dispatching IP Strategy Designers to Universities - Toward Creation of Innovations from Unknown IP of Universities -” Released
- May 22, 2020
- Notice to Shareholders
- May 7, 2020
- New International Standard for Partially-Automated Lane-Change Systems proposed by Japan was issued
- May 1, 2020
- Japan-led New International Standard for Safety of Large-scale stationary Electrical Energy Storage Systems Issued
- Apr 30, 2020
- JPO Publishes Collection of Case Examples of Leading SMEs Taking Advantage of IP in Managing their Business, Titled “Rights”
- Apr 28, 2020
- One Standardization Project Theme Determined as New Standardization Projects to be Developed by Taking Advantage of the "Standardization System for Cultivating New Markets"
- Apr 28, 2020
- Report on Trends in Regional Economies and Industries in February 2020 Compiled
- Apr 20, 2020
- New Establishment and Revision of the Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) (April 2020)
- Apr 17, 2020
- World Robot Summit 2020 to be Postponed
- Apr 14, 2020
- Two Standardization Project Themes Determined as New Standardization Projects to be Developed by Taking Advantage of the “Standardization System for Cultivating New Markets”
- Apr 13, 2020
- METI to Request Related Associations to Take Care in Maintaining Employment of Current Workers and Other Conditions as Responses to Novel Coronavirus Disease
- Apr 8, 2020
- “Fourteen Challenges that Startups Tend to Face and Measures for Overcoming the Challenges Based on the JPO’s Awareness through its IP Support Measures” Released
- Apr 2, 2020
- Q&A on Approaches to Conducting Shareholder Meetings Compiled as Measure for Addressing the Spread of the Novel Coronavirus Disease
- Mar 31, 2020
- JPO Status Report 2020 Released
- Mar 27, 2020
- Cabinet Decision on the Cabinet Order for the Partial Revision of the Order for Fees Concerning the Measurement Act
- Mar 26, 2020
- Report on Trends in Regional Economies and Industries in January 2020 Compiled
- Mar 23, 2020
- New Establishment and Revision of the Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) (March 2020)
- Mar 16, 2020
- Winners of New Diversity Management Selection 100 and Diversity Management Selection 100 Prime in FY 2019
- Mar 13, 2020
- METI to Request Related Associations to Take Care in Recruiting Activities and for Students Given Informal Promises of Employment Based on Government Responses to Novel Coronavirus Disease
- Mar 12, 2020
- Information on Teleworking-related Measures as Responses to Government Measures against Novel Coronavirus Disease to be Conveyed
- Mar 10, 2020
- METI to Request Ordering Companies to Take Appropriate Care in Trading with Individual Business Operators and Freelancers Affected by Novel Coronavirus Disease
- Mar 3, 2020
- Announcement of the FY2019 Nadeshiko Brands and Semi-Nadeshiko Brands
- Mar 3, 2020
- Twentieth Meeting of Committee on Planning of the Corporate Reporting Lab Held
- Feb 28, 2020
- “Handbook for the Employment of International Students and Empowerment after Hiring” Formulated
- Feb 26, 2020
- Guidelines on Approaches to Hybrid Virtual Shareholder Meetings Formulated
- Feb 20, 2020
- New Establishment and Revision of the Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) (February 2020)
- Feb 17, 2020
- Symposium on Diversity Management to be Held
- Feb 3, 2020
- First Steps in Asia DX Program – Meet Ups with Upcoming Indonesian Companies
- Jan 31, 2020
- Two Standardization Project Themes Determined as New Standardization Projects to be Developed by Taking Advantage of the “Standardization System for Cultivating New Markets”
- Jan 30, 2020
- Shiseido Company, Limited Selected as Winner of the METI Minister’s Award for the Corporate Governance of the Year 2019
- Jan 29, 2020
- Business Restructuring Study Group to be Inaugurated
- Jan 23, 2020
- Results of the Regional Economic and Industrial Research (October-December 2019) Compiled
- Jan 22, 2020
- 20 Final Participants Confirmed for Dispatch to Silicon Valley under the Start Next Innovator 2019 Program
- Jan 14, 2020
- First Meeting of the Study Group on Improvement of Sustainable Corporate Value and Sophistication of Human Capital to be Held
- Dec 27, 2019
- FY2019 Follow-up Survey on the Progress in the Voluntary-based Action Plans of the Industries Conducted
- Dec 26, 2019
- Call for Public Comments on Draft Guidelines on Approaches to Hybrid-type Virtual Shareholders Meetings to Open
- Dec 20, 2019
- Development of New International Standards for Vitalizing IoT
- Dec 20, 2019
- New Establishment and Revision of Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) (December 2019)
- Nov 22, 2019
- Study Group on Approaches to Making More Substantial the Dialogues for Creation of Sustainable Corporate Value to be Newly Inaugurated
- Nov 22, 2019
- The Third JPO-DPIIT Review Meeting Held
- Nov 20, 2019
- New Establishment and Revision of the Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) (November 2019)
- Nov 19, 2019
- Report on Corporate Law and International Competitiveness Compiled by the Study Group for Development of Ideal Approaches to Legal Functions in Japanese Companies for Enhancement of International Competitiveness
- Nov 15, 2019
- Five Startups Selected as Recipients of Support Measures under the Second Round of Call of Applicants for the IPAS2019 Program
- Nov 1, 2019
- Decision on Cabinet Order for Stipulating the Enforcement Date of Partial Revision of the Patent Act, etc.
- Oct 30, 2019
- Call for Applicants for the Young Professionals Japan Program
- Oct 29, 2019
- Government of Japan to Submit Candidature of Mr. NATSUME Kenichiro for Director General of World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
- Oct 25, 2019
- Meeting of the G20 Transport Task Group to be Held
- Oct 23, 2019
- Results of the Regional Economic and Industrial Research (July- September 2019) were Compiled
- Oct 23, 2019
- Joint Commendation Ceremony Held for Winners of the FY2019 Awards Program for Promoting Informatization and the U-22 Programming Contest 2019
- Oct 21, 2019
- New Establishment and Revision of the Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) (October 2019)
- Oct 18, 2019
- Collaborative Safety: Japan to Convey New Security Concept in the IoT Era
- Oct 17, 2019
- Demonstration Plans under the Regulatory Sandbox Scheme Approved
- Oct 15, 2019
- IP Community Portal Website for Startups “IP BASE” Starts Additional Provision of New Contents
- Oct 9, 2019
- Successful Universities that Accept IP Strategy Designers Determined
- Oct 7, 2019
- Inter-governmental Cooperation Enhanced in the Field of Intellectual Property
- Oct 4, 2019
- Action Guidelines for Japanese Companies’ Management for Value Creation Formulated
- Sep 30, 2019
- Release of the Results of the FY2019 User Satisfaction Surveys on Examination Quality
- Sep 20, 2019
- New Establishment and Revision of the Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) (September 2019)
- Sep 17, 2019
- Growth Strategy Committee of the Industrial Structure Council to be Established and its First Meeting Held
- Sep 12, 2019
- METI to Start the Effort for the FY2019 Nadeshiko Brand Initiative
- Sep 3, 2019
- METI-UNDP Joint Event on SDGs Held
- Sep 2, 2019
- Seminar in Tokyo on Industrial Sites for Business Establishment under the Fukushima Innovation Coast Scheme to be Held
- Aug 28, 2019
- The Japan Open Innovation Council (JOIC) Merges with the Council on Science & Innovations Integration (S&II Council) to Integrate their Functions into JOIC
- Aug 23, 2019
- Development of an International Standard for an Information Model for the Electricity Balancing Market to Start
- Aug 22, 2019
- Commendation Ceremony for the 12th National Maritime Awards Held
- Aug 20, 2019
- New Establishment and Revision of the Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) (August 2019)
- Aug 8, 2019
- Ten Startups Selected as Recipients of Support Measures under the first round of IPAS2019
- Jul 29, 2019
- Winners of the Award for Academic Startups 2019 Program Selected
- Jul 25, 2019
- General Election for Outstanding Regional Brands in the Tohoku Region to be Held
- Jul 24, 2019
- Results of the Regional Economic and Industrial Research (April-June 2019)
- Jul 23, 2019
- New International Standard for Safety Requirements of Medical Robots for Rehabilitation Issued
- Jul 19, 2019
- Two Documents Compiled: University Factbook 2019 and Collection of Case Examples of Successful Processes for Building Full-Fledged Organizational-Scale Industry-Academia Collaboration
- Jul 16, 2019
- New International Standard for Safety Requirements of Surgical Robots
- Jul 12, 2019
- Release of Japan Patent Office Annual Report 2019
- Jul 10, 2019
- Call for Applicants for New Diversity Management Selection 100 and Diversity Management Selection 100 Prime in FY2019 Starts on July 17 (Wed.)
- Jul 8, 2019
- Recent Trends in AI-related Inventions
- Jul 4, 2019
- The Guide for SDG Business Management Explained at G20 Meetings
- Jul 4, 2019
- Call for Applicant Universities that Accept IP Strategy Designers under the Project for Dispatching IP Strategy Designers to Universities
- Jul 1, 2019
- The Tenth Career Education Awards and the Ninth Awards for Partnerships for Career Education Promotion to be Held
- Jun 28, 2019
- METI Newly Formulates Fair M&A Guidelines: Enhancing Corporate Value and Securing Shareholders’ Interests
- Jun 28, 2019
- Japan Patent Office Prepares Guidebook for Venture Capitalists
- Jun 28, 2019
- Report of the SDG Management / ESG Investment Study Group Compiled
- Jun 26, 2019
- Round Table Conference on Standardization Held
- Jun 20, 2019
- New Establishment and Revision of the Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) (June 2019)
- Jun 17, 2019
- The 12th IP5 Heads of Office Meeting held
- May 31, 2019
- METI Revises the “Guidebook for Introducing Incentive Plans for Sustainable Corporate Growth as Board Members’ Compensation to Encourage Companies to Promote Proactive Business Management”
- May 31, 2019
- The Guide for SDG Business Management Compiled
- May 27, 2019
- New International Standard for Partially-Automated Parking Systems proposed by Japan was issued.
- May 23, 2019
- Announcement of the Winners of the Nippon Venture Awards
- May 20, 2019
- Fourth Round of Certification Issued to IT-Training Courses Meeting the Fourth Industrial Revolution
- May 20, 2019
- New Establishment and Revision of the Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) (May 2019)
- May 20, 2019
- New JIS as Safety Standards for Robot Services Established
- May 15, 2019
- Report Titled “GLocal Growth Strategy” Compiled by the GLocal Growth Strategy Study Group
- May 15, 2019
- Invitation for Public Comments on the Draft of “Fair M&A Guidelines; Enhancing Corporate Value and Protecting Shareholders’ Interest”
- May 14, 2019
- The Cabinet Approves the Cabinet Order for Partial Revision of the Order for Measurement Units
- May 13, 2019
- Call for Applicants for the Young Professionals Japan Program
- May 8, 2019
- Results of FY2018 University-Oriented Venture Business Survey and Database Redesigned
- May 8, 2019
- Guidelines for Universities’ Acquisition of Shares and Share Options etc. of their University-Oriented Venture Businesses Formulated
- Apr 26, 2019
- JPO Launches IP Acceleration Program for Startups (IPAS2019)
- Apr 23, 2019
- Series of Explanatory Meetings of Intellectual Property Rights in 2019 to be Held Targeting IP Beginners
- Apr 23, 2019
- Survey on Blockchain Technology Applicability Report to Universities and Research Institutes
- Apr 22, 2019
- New Establishment and Revision of the Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) (April 2019)
- Apr 16, 2019
- Release of the Results of the FY2018 User Satisfaction Surveys on Examination Quality
- Apr 15, 2019
- New Establishment of the Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) for Portable Microbe Imaging Scopes
- Apr 12, 2019
- Symposium on Working Style Reforms Held
- Apr 8, 2019
- Tour for Visiting Industrial Sites for Business Establishment under the Fukushima Innovation Coast Scheme to be Held
- Apr 5, 2019
- FY2018 Collection of Case Examples of Successful Projects under the IP Acceleration Program for Startups (IPAS) Released
- Apr 5, 2019
- New Support Measures for Active Participation by Highly-skilled Foreign Professionals in Mid-ranking Enterprises and SMEs
- Mar 29, 2019
- JPO Status Report 2019 Released
- Mar 26, 2019
- METI and MEXT Report “The Coming Era of Mathematical Capitalism - How the Power of Mathematics Changes Our Future-”
- Mar 22, 2019
- Winners of New Diversity Management Selection 100 and Diversity Management Selection 100 Prime in FY 2018
- Mar 22, 2019
- Announcement of the FY 2018 Nadeshiko Brands and Semi-Nadeshiko Brands
- Mar 18, 2019
- New Establishment of the JIS on the Consecutive Measurement of Cure Shrinkage for Curable Resins (Adhesives)
- Mar 8, 2019
- Symposium to be Held on Working Style Reforms
- Mar 8, 2019
- METI Revises the “Guidebook for Introducing Incentive Plans for Sustainable Corporate Growth as Board Members’ Compensation to Encourage Companies to Promote Proactive Business Management”
- Mar 6, 2019
- Spoof Patrol: Demonstration plan under the Regulatory Sandbox Scheme approved for preventing unauthorized opening of internet bank accounts