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Aug 31, 2023: METI Formulates Guidelines for Corporate Takeovers

Aug 24, 2023: Upcoming Business and Human Rights Dialogue Event

Aug 22, 2023: Parliamentary Vice-Minister Nagamine Receives a Courtesy Call from IEC Secretary-General Metzger

Aug 8, 2023: Winners of the Award for Academic Startups 2023 Program Selected

Jul 27, 2023: 21st Northeast Asia Standards Cooperation (NEAS) Forum Held in Tokyo

Jul 20, 2023: New Establishment and Revision of the Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) (July 2023)

Jul 18, 2023: Interim Report Compiled on Discussions by “Working Group on Efficient Collection and Strategic Use of Sustainability-Related Data for Creation of Sustainable Corporate Value”
Jul 18, 2023: Inter-governmental Cooperation Advanced in the Field of Intellectual Property

Jun 21, 2023: METI and the Ministry of Economy and Climate Policy of the Netherlands Sign MOC on Cooperation in Semiconductors

Jun 16, 2023: Parliamentary Vice-Minister Satomi Receives a Courtesy Call from ISO President Francke and ISO Secretary-General Mujica

Jun 9, 2023: Commendation Ceremony Held for the Nippon Startup Awards 2023

Jun 8, 2023: Invitation for Public Comments on the Draft of the Guidelines for Corporate Takeovers

Jun 2, 2023: R&D and Innovation Subcommittee Compiles Recommendations to Promote Innovation Circulation for Value Creation and Generating Sustainable Industries

May 22, 2023: New Establishment and Revision of the Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) (May 2023)

May 18, 2023: METI Minister Nishimura Attends Meeting to Exchange Views with the Senior Executives of Global Semiconductor Companies

May 16, 2023: Report Compiled on Results of FY2022 Survey on University-Developed Venture Businesses (Preliminary Report)

Apr 29, 2023: Japan’s Initiatives for Interoperable Data Infrastructures Officially Named “Ouranos Ecosystem”

Apr 27, 2023: New International Standards for Traffic Control Systems for Drones Issued Based on Contributions from Japan

Apr 20, 2023: New Establishment and Revision of the Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) (April 2023)

Apr 11, 2023: METI Minister Nishimura Attends the Conference on Public-Private Collaboration for Encouraging Startups to Expand Business Overseas

Apr 4, 2023: “Reference Material on Practical Approaches for Business Enterprises to Respect Human Rights in Responsible Supply Chains” Released

Mar 31, 2023: METI Revises the "Guidebook for Introducing Incentive Plans for Sustainable Corporate Growth as Board Members' Remuneration to Promote Proactive Business Management"

Mar 22, 2023: Nadeshiko Brands Selected for FY2022

Mar 20, 2023: New Establishment and Revision of the Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) (March 2023)

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

Oct 25, 2019: Meeting of the G20 Transport Task Group to be Held

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

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

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