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Sep 11, 2019: The WTO Appellate Body Circulated its Report Regarding Korea’s Anti-Dumping Duties on Pneumatic Valves from Japan

Sep 10, 2019: METI Parliamentary Vice-Minister Takinami Visits the United States, the Republic of Colombia and the Republic of Chile

Sep 9, 2019: METI Minister Seko Visits the Kingdom of Thailand
Sep 9, 2019: METI State Minister Seki Visits the United Kingdom and the Federal Republic of Germany

Sep 6, 2019: Mr. Seko, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry and Minister for Economic Cooperation with Russia, Visits the Russian Federation

Sep 3, 2019: The ASEAN Economic Minister (AEM)-METI Consultation and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Ministerial Meeting to be Held
Sep 3, 2019: METI submitted opinions and questions regarding the plans of the ROK to revise the Public Notice of the Exportation and Importation of Strategic Items

Sep 2, 2019: METI State Minister Seki Attended TICAD 7
Sep 2, 2019: Offical Telephone Conversation Held between METI Minister Seko and Minister Le Maire, France

Aug 30, 2019: METI Minister Seko Attends the Seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD7)

Aug 28, 2019: METI Minister Seko Holds Meeting with H.E. Mr. Bouasone Bouphavanh, President of the National Institute for Economic Research (NIER), Lao PDR
Aug 28, 2019: Regarding Today’s Announcement by the ROK Government

Aug 27, 2019: The Nippon Export and Investment Insurance (NEXI) Signs Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), the Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC), and the African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI) under the Witness of METI Minister Seko

Aug 26, 2019: METI State Minister Seki Visits China

Aug 7, 2019: Japan-ASEAN IP Cooperation Programs Enhanced

Aug 5, 2019: METI Minister Seko Visits the People’s Republic of China

Aug 2, 2019: Sixteenth Round of the Negotiations for a Japan-Turkey Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)
Aug 2, 2019: The Cabinet Approved Partial Amendment to the Export Trade Control Order

Aug 1, 2019: METI Minister Seko Holds Meeting with H.E. Dr. Uttama, Minister of Finance, Kingdom of Thailand
Aug 1, 2019: RCEP Ministerial Meeting to be Held

Jul 24, 2019: Japan’s Position on the Press Conference by MOTIE of the ROK on July 24th

Jul 19, 2019: Today's Press Conference by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy of the Republic of Korea

Jul 13, 2019: Regarding misinformed media reports concerning a press briefing by the ROK government

Jul 11, 2019: METI and MIIT Hold the Sixth Meeting of the Japan-China Chemical Industrial Policy Dialogue

Jul 9, 2019: Cabinet Decision on the Cabinet Order for the Partial Revision of the Order for Enforcement of the Trade and Investment Insurance Act

Jul 1, 2019: METI State Minister Isozaki Visits Turkmenistan
Jul 1, 2019: Update of METI's licensing policies and procedures on exports of controlled items to the Republic of Korea

Jun 19, 2019: Business and Policy Examples for Sustainable and Inclusive Growth through Trade and Investment Publicized

Jun 18, 2019: “Saudi-Japan Vision 2030 2.0” Formulated
Jun 18, 2019: Acceptance of Applications Commences for Participation in the Overseas Job Fair Project
Jun 18, 2019: Twenty-Sixth Round of Negotiations for Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)

Jun 17, 2019: Supplementary Document to the Nine Actions for Successful Cross-border M&A Compiled to Present Roles Expected of CFOs, Executive Officers Responsible for Legal Affairs and Outside Directors in Companies’ Cross-border M&A

Jun 13, 2019: METI State Minister Seki Visits the Russia, Slovenia, and North Macedonia
Jun 13, 2019: Fifteenth Round of the Negotiations for a Japan-Turkey Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)

Jun 12, 2019: Trade Remedy Seminar to be Held

Jun 10, 2019: Two Institutes in India were certified as members of the Japan-India Institute for Manufacturing (JIM)
Jun 10, 2019: First Japan-China Ministerial Dialogue on Industry between METI and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China Held (Summary of the Results)
Jun 10, 2019: G20 Ibaraki-Tsukuba Ministerial Meeting on Trade and Digital Economy Held
Jun 10, 2019: METI Minister Seko had a Meeting with H.E. Mr. Maksim Stanislavovich Oreshkin, Minister of Economic Development, Special Representative for Trade and Economic Cooperation with Japan of the Russian Federation
Jun 10, 2019: METI Minister Seko Holds a Meeting with Minister Le Maire, France

Jun 7, 2019: Public-Road Demonstration Tests of Autonomous Driving System Using Driverless Trucks in Caravan on Expressway to be Held
Jun 7, 2019: METI Minister Seko Attends a Signing Ceremony of Memorandum of Cooperation between Nippon Export and Investment Insurance (NEXI) and a Group of Japanese and Foreign International Banks to Encourage Mobilizing the capital of Institutional Investors for Infrastructure Exports

May 29, 2019: METI Parliamentary Vice-Minister Ishikawa Visit to Chile, Brazil, Peru and the United States

May 27, 2019: Addition of Businesses Required to Submit Prior Notification Concerning Inward Direct Investment, etc.

May 24, 2019: METI Minister Seko Attends Sixth Trilateral Meeting of Trade Ministers, OECD Ministerial Council Meeting and WTO Informal Ministerial Meeting

May 23, 2019: Joint Statement on Trilateral Meeting of the Trade Ministers Released

May 20, 2019: METI Parliamentary Vice-Minister Ishikawa Visited Belgium
May 20, 2019: METI Parliamentary Vice-Minister Ishikawa Attends the APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade Meeting

May 17, 2019: Future Directions for Addressing Reconstruction Measures Based on Results of Report Released by WTO Appellate Body
May 17, 2019: METI State Minister Isozaki Attends G7 Digital Ministerial Meeting

May 10, 2019: Japan Requests Consultations with the Government of India under the WTO Agreement Regarding India’s Measures Concerning Tariff Increase on ICT Products

May 8, 2019: Call for Applicants for the Fifth Tobidase Japan Program Starts

Apr 27, 2019: METI State Minister Seki Visits China

Apr 26, 2019: Review of the End User List

Apr 22, 2019: Seminar on Overseas Business Development to be Held Targeting Mid-ranking Companies and SMEs

Apr 17, 2019: Japan-Germany Research and Development in Advanced Artificial Intelligence Declaration
Apr 17, 2019: G20 Digital Economy Multi-Stakeholder Conference to be Held

Apr 16, 2019: METI Minister Seko Visits the People’s Republic of China
Apr 16, 2019: Hokkaido Prefecture Selected in Support Program for Regional Foreign Direct Investment in Japan
Apr 16, 2019: New Projects Adopted for Regional Business Conference for Encouraging Overseas Companies to Directly Invest in Regional Areas of Japan

Apr 9, 2019: Extension of Ban on Imports from and Exports to North Korea, Pursuant to the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act
Apr 9, 2019: New Listing of South Sudan in Appended Table 3-2 of the Export Trade Control Order
Apr 9, 2019: Report on Survey for Current Situations of Japanese Companies’ Cross-border M&A Compiled
Apr 9, 2019: METI Parliamentary Vice-Minister Takinami Visits Germany and Denmark

Apr 5, 2019: Case Examples of Leading International Businesses Contributing to Sustainable and Inclusive Growth Selected

Apr 2, 2019: First Japan-China Innovation Cooperation Dialogue Held

Apr 1, 2019: Cross-border M&A Forum Titled “Cross-border M&A: a Trigger Encouraging Companies to Cultivate Business Growth - Methodology for Taking Advantage of Cross-border M&A for Management” to be Held
Apr 1, 2019: Fourteenth Round of the Negotiations for a Japan-Turkey Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)

Mar 20, 2019: CITES Management Authorities of Japan and China Hold a Meeting

Mar 4, 2019: The 26th Asian Export Control Seminar Held

Mar 3, 2019: METI Minister Seko Visits the Kingdom of Cambodia

Mar 1, 2019: Seventh Ministerial Meeting for Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership to be Held

Feb 22, 2019: METI and MAFF to Fortify their Collaboration for Promoting Export of Agricultural, Forestry and Fishery Products and Foods

Feb 19, 2019: Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Program with Viet Nam to be Expanded

Feb 15, 2019: METI Minister Seko Holds Meeting with WIPO Director General Gurry

Feb 14, 2019: Twenty-fifth Round of Negotiations for Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership

Feb 12, 2019: First Japan-Indonesia Automotive Dialogue Held

Feb 1, 2019: METI to Call for Case Examples of Leading International Businesses Contributing to Sustainable and Inclusive Growth

Jan 28, 2019: METI Minister Seko Visits Switzerland

Jan 25, 2019: Minister Seko Hosts Informal Meeting of Ministers on WTO E-commerce Initiative
Jan 25, 2019: Fifth EU-Japan Working Group on Corporate Social Responsibility Held

Jan 23, 2019: METI Minister Seko Visits the Russian Federation

Jan 22, 2019: State Minister Isozaki Attends the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2019

Jan 18, 2019: METI to Hold “Regional Business Conference in Ibaraki”

Jan 17, 2019: Health is Wealth: METI and the Ministry of Economy and Industry of Israel Sign a Memorandum of Cooperation in the Field of Digital Health
Jan 17, 2019: METI Minister Seko Visits the United Arab Emirates and the State of Israel

Jan 16, 2019: Expansion of the Patent Prosecution Highway between Japan and Brazil

Jan 10, 2019: METI Minister Seko Visits the United States
Jan 10, 2019: NEXI and the Ministry of Finance, the Republic of Angola, Signed a Letter Agreement Witnessed by METI State Minister Seki

Dec 26, 2018: Third Meeting of Joint Team for Promoting Exports of Agricultural, Forestry and Fishery Products and Foods Held

Dec 19, 2018: Rules of Special Terms for Economic Partnership (STEP) of Japanese ODA Loans Improved
Dec 19, 2018: Minister Seko Holds Meeting with Mr. Maksim Stanislavovich Oreshkin, Minister of Economic Development and Special Representative for Trade and Economic Cooperation with Japan of Russia
Dec 19, 2018: The WTO Ninth Meeting for Exploratory Work on Electronic Commerce Held

Dec 17, 2018: Second Japan-U.K. Industrial Policy Dialogue Held
Dec 17, 2018: Ninth Japan-Mongolia Government and Business Sector Joint Committee Held
Dec 17, 2018: Twelfth Round of the Negotiations for a Japan-Turkey Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)

Dec 14, 2018: Cabinet Decision on the Cabinet Order to Partially Amend the Export Trade Control Order
Dec 14, 2018: Global Forum on Steel Excess Capacity Meeting Held
Dec 14, 2018: WTO Appellate Body Concludes Certain Measures concerning Discriminatory Taxation and Charges by Brazil are Inconsistent with the WTO Agreements

Dec 12, 2018: METI Minister Seko Holds Meeting with Adviser Dawood of Pakistan

Dec 6, 2018: The 8th Trilateral EU-US-Japan Conference on Critical Materials Held

Dec 4, 2018: METI Minister Seko Visits Argentina

Dec 3, 2018: The 14th Round of Negotiations on a Free Trade Agreement among Japan, China and the ROK to be Held

Nov 30, 2018: The WTO Eighth Meeting for Exploratory Work on Electronic Commerce Held

Nov 27, 2018: Japan and Malaysia Sign Memorandum of Cooperation on Halal Cooperation

Nov 26, 2018: The 12th Japan-China Energy Conservation and Environment Forum Held (Summary of the Results)

Nov 23, 2018: METI Minister Seko Holds a Meeting with Minister Le Maire, France

Nov 20, 2018: Official Telephone Conversation Held between METI Minister Seko and Minister Le Maire, France

Nov 19, 2018: METI Minister Seko Visits the Republic of Singapore
Nov 19, 2018: METI Minister Seko Visits Australia

Nov 17, 2018: APEC Guidebook on Quality of Infrastructure Development and Investment Revised

Nov 14, 2018: METI Minister Seko Attends RCEP Ministerial Meeting

Nov 9, 2018: The 12th Japan-China Energy Conservation and Environment Forum to be Held
Nov 9, 2018: RCEP Ministerial Meeting to be Held

Nov 7, 2018: METI State Minister Isozaki Visits Shanghai, China
Nov 7, 2018: India’s Safeguard Measure on Imports of Iron and Steel Products from Japan Inconsistent with the WTO Agreement

Nov 6, 2018: Cabinet Decision on the Bill for the Cabinet Order for Partial Revision of the Foreign Exchange Order and the Export Trade Control Order

Nov 2, 2018: The WTO Seventh Meeting for Exploratory Work on Electronic Commerce Held

Oct 30, 2018: Minister Seko Signs Japan-Germany Joint Declaration of Intent on Economic Policy and Cooperation
Oct 30, 2018: METI Minister Seko Holds Meeting with Mr. Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India
Oct 30, 2018: METI Minister Seko Holds Meeting with Mr. Yuriy Petrovich Trutnev, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian federation
Oct 30, 2018: Japan-India PPH to Start in 2019

Oct 29, 2018: State Minister Seki Attends Ottawa Ministerial on WTO Reform Organized by Canada
Oct 29, 2018: Japan and India Agree on Partnership in the Digital Industry
Oct 29, 2018: Panel Established under the WTO Agreement Regarding the Republic of Korea’s Measure Imposing Anti-dumping Duties on Stainless Steel Bars Originating from Japan

Oct 26, 2018: METI Minister Seko Visits the People’s Republic of China
Oct 26, 2018: 52 MOCs Signed in Line with Convening of First Japan-China Forum on Third Country Business Cooperation

Oct 24, 2018: First Japan-China Forum on Third Country Business Cooperation to be Held
Oct 24, 2018: The 12th Meeting of the Japan-Qatar Joint Economic Committee Held

Oct 23, 2018: METI to Hold Events to Attract Domestic and Overseas Attention to Made-in-Hokkaido-Products and Tourism
Oct 23, 2018: First Japan-EU High Level Industrial, Trade and Economic Dialogue Held

Oct 22, 2018: METI State Minister Isozaki Visits Tianjin, China
Oct 22, 2018: Trade Remedy Seminar to be Held

Oct 19, 2018: METI Parliamentary Vice-Minister Ishikawa Visits Italy

Oct 18, 2018: Three Institutes in India Certified as Members of the Japan-India Institute for Manufacturing

Oct 17, 2018: Eleventh Trilateral Cultural Content Industry Forum to be Held
Oct 17, 2018: The First Japan-EU High Level Industrial, Trade and Economic Dialogue to be Held

Oct 16, 2018: Twenty-fourth Round of Negotiations for Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership
Oct 16, 2018: METI Minister Seko Visits the Republic of Singapore

Oct 12, 2018: METI and MIIT Hold Second Vice-Minister-Level Regular Consultation
Oct 12, 2018: METI Holds Third Meeting of Japan-Viet Nam Joint Committee on Cooperation in Industry, Trade and Energy
Oct 12, 2018: METI Minister Seko Holds Meeting with H.E. Mr. Xie Zhenhua, Special Representative on Climate Change Affairs, the People’s Republic of China

Oct 10, 2018: Sixth Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Intersessional Ministerial Meeting

Oct 9, 2018: Minister Seko Holds Meeting with H.E. Mr. Maksim Stanislavovich Oreshkin, Minister of Economic Development and Special Representative for Trade and Economic Cooperation with Japan of Russia

Oct 4, 2018: Municipalities Selected to be Covered by the “Support Program for Regional Foreign Direct Investment in Japan”

Oct 1, 2018: METI Minister Seko Visits the United States and Spain

Sep 25, 2018: Joint Statement on Trilateral Meeting of Trade Ministers Released

Sep 21, 2018: Second Ministerial Meeting of the Global Forum on Steel Excess Capacity Held

Sep 20, 2018: The JPO and the DIPP, MCI, India Agree in Principle to Start a Bilateral PPH

Sep 18, 2018: METI Parliamentary Vice-Minister Hiraki Attends G20 Trade and Investment Ministerial Meeting
Sep 18, 2018: The Eighth Joint Committee Meeting of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail Project Held

Sep 14, 2018: METI to Hold "Regional Business Conference in Fukuoka"

Sep 13, 2018: Japan Requests the Establishment of a Panel under the WTO Agreement Regarding the Republic of Korea’s Measure Imposing Anti-dumping Duties on Stainless Steel Bars Originating from Japan

Sep 12, 2018: Call for Applicants for Japan-China Co-Production of Films under the Film Co-Production Agreement between Japan and China Starts
Sep 12, 2018: METI and MIIT Hold the Fifth Meeting of the Japan-China Chemical Industrial Policy Dialogue

Sep 11, 2018: Joint Team for Promoting Exports of Agricultural, Forestry and Fishery Products and Foods Determines Their Future Efforts

Sep 6, 2018: Japan-ASEAN IP Cooperation Programs Enhanced

Sep 3, 2018: METI Minister Seko Visits the Republic of Singapore
Sep 3, 2018: Eleventh Round of the Negotiations for a Japan-Turkey Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)

Aug 27, 2018: METI Parliamentary Vice-Minister Hiraki Attends G20 Digital Economy Ministerial Meeting

Aug 21, 2018: Sixth Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Ministerial Meeting

Aug 9, 2018: METI Holds Third Public-Private Session on the Departure of the United Kingdom from the European Union

Aug 6, 2018: METI Minister Seko Visits the States of California, Indiana, Ohio and Michigan of the United States

Jul 27, 2018: 32nd Japan-China High-Level Consultation Held
Jul 27, 2018: METI and MAFF Establish Joint Team for Promoting Exports of Agricultural, Forestry and Fishery Products and Foods
Jul 27, 2018: METI Releases Overseas Development Strategy of Water Industry

Jul 23, 2018: METI Exchanges Framework Document with MOI, Thailand

Jul 19, 2018: The WTO Fifth Meeting for Exploratory Work on Electronic Commerce Held

Jul 17, 2018: METI State Minister Muto Visits France

Jul 12, 2018: Twenty-third Round of Negotiations for Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)

Jul 10, 2018: Release of the White Paper on International Economy and Trade 2018

Jul 6, 2018: Minister Seko Holds the First Japan-Australia Economic Ministerial Dialogue

Jul 2, 2018: METI Minister Seko Hosts RCEP Ministerial Meeting in Tokyo

Jul 1, 2018: RCEP Participating Countries Releases a Joint Media Statement of the Fifth RCEP Intersessional Ministerial Meeting

Jun 25, 2018: Minister Seko Visits the Russian Federation

Jun 20, 2018: The WTO Fourth Meeting for Exploratory Work on Electronic Commerce Held

Jun 18, 2018: Japan Requests Consultation with the Republic of Korea under the WTO Agreement Regarding the ROK’s Measure Imposing Anti-dumping Duties on Stainless Steel Bars Originating from Japan
Jun 18, 2018: The 2018 Report on Compliance by Major Trading Partners with Trade Agreements (WTO, FTA/EPA and IIA) and the METI Priorities Based on the 2018 Report Released

Jun 8, 2018: Tenth Round of the Negotiations for a Japan-Turkey Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)

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