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May 6, 2021: “ASEAN-Japan Business Week - toward Innovative and Sustainable Growth -“ to be held

Apr 27, 2021: Minister Kajiyama Attends the Australia-India-Japan Economic Ministers' Meeting

Apr 23, 2021: Four Institutes in India Certified as Members of the Japan-India Institutes for Manufacturing (JIMs)

Apr 20, 2021: Minister Kajiyama Holds meeting with COP26 President Sharma (United Kingdom)

Apr 8, 2021: Minister Kajiyama Attends the Global Technology Governance Summit
Apr 8, 2021: Minister Kajiyama Holds a Telephone Conference with H.E. Ms. Gina Raimondo, Secretary of Commerce of the United States

Apr 6, 2021: Minister Kajiyama Holds Meeting with Minister Azmin Ali, Malaysian Minister of International Trade and Industry
Apr 6, 2021: Digital Certification from COVID-19 Testing Center for Overseas Travelers (TeCOT) Will Become Available
Apr 6, 2021: Extension of Ban on Imports from and Exports to North Korea, Pursuant to the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act

Apr 2, 2021: Japan and Vietnam Sign MOC on Cooperative Measures against Counterfeit Goods

Mar 29, 2021: Minister Kajiyama Holds Meeting with H.E. Mr. Valdis Dombrovskis, Executive Vice President of the European Commission for an Economy that Works for People via Video Conference

Mar 25, 2021: Commencement of the Patent Prosecution Highway Program between Japan and Morocco
Mar 25, 2021: EPA-Based Procedures for Exporting Specific Agricultural, Forestry and Fishery Products (GI Products) to be Simplified

Mar 23, 2021: Minister Kajiyama Holds a TV conference with H.E. Ambassador Katherine Tai, United States Trade Representative
Mar 23, 2021: Minister Kajiyama met with IAEA Director General Grossi

Mar 22, 2021: Symposium on Japan-India Partnership in Industrial Competitiveness - Potential of India in Global Economy
Mar 22, 2021: State Minister Nagasaka Attends Ministerial Meeting of Ottawa Group via Video Conference and Makes Proposal on “Trade and Climate Change”

Mar 19, 2021: Convening of World’s Largest-Class Technology Conference “Web Summit Tokyo” Decided
Mar 19, 2021: Decision to impose a provisional Anti-Dumping Duty on Dipotassium Carbonate Originating in the Republic of Korea

Mar 17, 2021: Minister Kajiyama Holds Meeting with H.E. Mr. Dan Tehan, Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, Australia, via Video Conference

Mar 12, 2021: Minister Kajiyama Holds Meeting with H.E. Mr. Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita, Minister of Industry, Indonesia
Mar 12, 2021: “ Supply Chain Resilience Forum - For manufacturing and service industries in the time of uncertainty -” Held Online

Mar 10, 2021: Japan-Israel Economic and Innovation Policy Dialogue (EIPD) and Plenary Meeting of Japan-Israel Innovation Network (JIIN) held

Mar 5, 2021: New Municipality Joins the Support Program for Regional Foreign Direct Investment in Japan (Higashihiroshima City)

Mar 3, 2021: Report Compiled on Directions for Future Technical Cooperation on Overseas Industrial Human Resources

Mar 1, 2021: “Study Group on International Taxation in the Digital Economy” to be Inaugurated

Feb 25, 2021: Preliminary determination of Anti-Dumping Duty Investigation of Dipotassium Carbonate Originating in the Republic of Korea

Feb 19, 2021: The 19th Vice-Minister-Level Regular Consultation Held between METI and BMWi

Feb 10, 2021: State Minister Nagasaka Holds Meeting with Mr. Menezes, Secretary of Telecommunications, Federative Republic of Brazil

Feb 5, 2021: State Minister Nagasaka Holds Video Conference with H.E. Ms. Mona Keijzer, State Secretary for Economic Affairs and Climate Policy, Netherlands

Jan 29, 2021: Minister Kajiyama Attends WTO Informal Ministerial Meeting

Jan 15, 2021: Minister Kajiyama Holds Meeting with H.E. Mr. Alok Sharma, COP26 President (United Kingdom) via Video Conference

Jan 4, 2021: Numerical Limit to Japan-Brazil PPH Requests to be Relaxed

Dec 24, 2020: State Minister Ejima Holds Video Conference with H.E. Mr. Michał Kurtyka, Minister of Climate and Environment of Poland

Dec 23, 2020: Maldives Exclusive Investment Webinar Held

Dec 21, 2020: The 14th Japan-China Energy Conservation and Environment Forum Held (Summary of the Results)

Dec 17, 2020: Parliamentary Vice-Minister Munekiyo Attends Second ASEAN-Japan Smart Cities Network High Level Meeting

Dec 16, 2020: Fifth Ministerial Meeting on “Saudi-Japan Vision 2030” Held

Dec 15, 2020: WTO Joint Statement Initiative on E-Commerce: Co-conveners’ Update Released

Dec 14, 2020: Minister Kajiyama Holds Meeting with H.E. Mr. Sardor Umurzakov, Deputy Prime-Minister and Minister of Investments and Foreign Trade of the Republic of Uzbekistan

Dec 11, 2020: METI Minister Kajiyama Holds Video Conference with H.E. Mr. Frans Timmermans, Executive Vice-President for European Green Deal, European Commission

Dec 4, 2020: METI Minister Kajiyama Holds Meeting with H.E. Mr. Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment, Indonesia

Dec 1, 2020: The WTO Panel Came to a Decision that the Republic of Korea’s Measure for Extending Imposition of Anti-Dumping Duties on Stainless Steel Bars Originating from Japan is Inconsistent with the WTO Agreement

Nov 27, 2020: Japan to Be France’s First Partner for Patent Prosecution Highway Program
Nov 27, 2020: Japan-Pakistan Government Business Joint Dialogue Monitoring Committee Meeting Held

Nov 24, 2020: METI State Minister Nagasaka Attends Ministerial Meeting of Ottawa Group via Video Conference

Nov 20, 2020: The Round Table for Infrastructure Systems Export Compiles Final Report
Nov 20, 2020: Travel Agencies to be Permitted to Make Reservations for Overseas Business Travelers at Medical Institutions through the COVID-19 Testing Center for Overseas Travelers (TeCOT)

Nov 19, 2020: Report on Results of Discussions by Round Table Conference on Ideal Approaches to Export and Investment Insurance Compiled

Nov 18, 2020: Prime Minister Suga Receives the ABAC 2020 Report to APEC Economic Leaders

Nov 11, 2020: The 10th Trilateral EU-US-Japan Conference on Critical Materials Held

Nov 10, 2020: Preparatory Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Ministerial Meeting to be Held

Nov 5, 2020: Thirteenth Japan-China-ROK Trilateral Cultural Content Industry Forum Held and Joint Statement Issued

Oct 30, 2020: COVID-19 Testing Center for Overseas Travelers (TeCOT) to Additionally Start Provision of Services to Short-Term Overseas Business Travelers Having Returned to Japan

Oct 28, 2020: METI Parliamentary Vice-Minister Munekiyo Participates in OECD Ministerial Council Meeting via Video Conference

Oct 27, 2020: Ministerial Meeting on the Global Forum on Steel Excess Capacity (GFSEC) Held
Oct 27, 2020: METI Minister Kajiyama Attends WTO Informal Ministerial Gathering

Oct 23, 2020: METI Minister Kajiyama Holds Meeting with H.E. Ms. Elizabeth Truss, Secretary of State for International Trade, United Kingdom
Oct 23, 2020: METI Parliamentary Vice-Minister Sato Attends APEC SME Ministerial Meeting via Video Conference

Oct 21, 2020: Minister Kajiyama Holds Telephone Conference with H.E. Mr. Maksim Reshetnikov, Russian Minister of Economic Development and Special Representative for Trade and Economic Cooperation with Japan of the Russian Federation

Oct 20, 2020: New Establishment and Revision of the Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) (October 2020)

Oct 14, 2020: “Register of Medical Institutions Issuing COVID-19 Testing Certificates” for Overseas Travelers to be Updated
Oct 14, 2020: METI Minister Kajiyama Attends Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Intersessional Ministerial Meeting
Oct 14, 2020: The 1st adoption of “Asia Digital Transformation(ADX) projects” under the FY2019 Supplementary Budget

Oct 13, 2020: Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Intersessional Ministerial Meeting to be Held

Oct 6, 2020: Operation of COVID-19 Testing Center for Overseas Travelers (TeCOT) to Start

Oct 5, 2020: METI Minister Kajiyama Holds Meeting with H.E. Mr. Khalid al-Falih, Minister of Investment, Saudi Arabia, via Video Conference

Sep 30, 2020: Operation of COVID-19 Testing Center for Overseas Travelers (TeCOT) to Start

Sep 23, 2020: METI Minister Kajiyama Attends G20 Trade and Investment Ministerial Meeting via Video Conference

Sep 18, 2020: Website Exclusively for COVID-19 Testing Center for Overseas Travelers (TeCOT) to Open and “Register of Medical Institutions Issuing COVID-19 Testing Certificates” for Overseas Travelers to be Published

Sep 15, 2020: METI to Collaborate with Chambers of Commerce and Industry in Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka in Export Control

Sep 3, 2020: New Projects Adopted for Regional Business Conference for Encouraging Overseas Companies to Directly Invest in Various Regions of Japan

Sep 1, 2020: Results Compiled for the Second Round of Applications from Medical Institutions Intending to Conduct Novel Coronavirus Tests for Business Travelers
Sep 1, 2020: METI Minister Kajiyama attended the Australia-India-Japan Economic Ministers’ Meeting

Aug 31, 2020: Initiation of an Expiry Review of the Anti-Dumping Duties on Potassium Hydroxide Originating in the Republic of Korea and the People’s Republic of China

Aug 28, 2020: ASEAN Economic Ministers Meeting and Related Meetings held

Aug 27, 2020: METI Minister Kajiyama Attends Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Ministerial Meeting

Aug 25, 2020: Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Ministerial Meeting to be Held

Aug 7, 2020: Publication of the Results of the First Round of Accepting Applications from Medical Institutions Intending to Conduct Novel Coronavirus Tests for Business Travelers and Commencement of the Second Round
Aug 7, 2020: METI Holds the Fourth Meeting of Japan-Viet Nam Joint Committee on Cooperation in Industry, Trade and Energy

Aug 4, 2020: Announcement of Successful Applicants for FY2019 Project for Promotion and Support of Creating Digital Transformation (DX) and Other New Businesses in Asia (Project for Japan-India Economic and Industrial Cooperation) under METI Subsidy Program

Aug 3, 2020: Enters into Force of the First Protocol to Amend the Agreement on Comprehensive Economic Partnership among Japan and Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations

Jul 30, 2020: Panel Established under the WTO Agreement Regarding India’s Measures Concerning Tariff Increases on ICT Products

Jul 25, 2020: METI Minister Kajiyama Attends APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade Meeting via Video Conference

Jul 23, 2020: METI State Minister Makihara Participates in G20 Digital Economy Ministerial Meeting via Video Conference

Jul 20, 2020: New Municipality Joins the Support Program for Regional Foreign Direct Investment in Japan (Sapporo City)

Jul 17, 2020: METI Minister Kajiyama Holds Meeting with H.E. Mr. Thierry Breton, European Commissioner for Internal Market, via Video Conference

Jul 14, 2020: METI Minister Kajiyama Holds Meeting with H.E. Mr. Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment, and H.E. Mr. Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita, Minister of Industry, Indonesia, via Video Conference

Jul 9, 2020: Agreement Reached to Inaugurate ASEAN-Japan Patent Experts Meeting

Jul 7, 2020: Thirty-First Round of Negotiations for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)
Jul 7, 2020: Release of the White Paper on International Economy and Trade 2020

Jul 3, 2020: List of Travel Medicine Clinics and Hospitals Providing PCR Tests for the Public

Jun 29, 2020: Initiation of an Anti-Dumping Duty Investigation of Dipotassium Carbonate Originating in the Republic of Korea

Jun 23, 2020: METI Minister Kajiyama Attends the 10th Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Intersessional Ministerial Meeting

Jun 22, 2020: Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Intersessional Ministerial Meeting to be Held
Jun 22, 2020: METI Minister Kajiyama Holds Meeting with H.E. Mr. Phil Hogan, European Commissioner for Trade , via Video Conference

Jun 16, 2020: Notification Issued for Entry into Force of the First Protocol to Amend the Agreement on Comprehensive Economic Partnership among Japan and Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations

Jun 15, 2020: METI State Minister Makihara Attends Ministerial Meeting of Ottawa Group via Video Conference
Jun 15, 2020: Addition of Pharmaceutical and Special Medical Device Manufacturing businesses, to Core Designated Business Sectors Subject to Inward Direct Investment Screening

Jun 4, 2020: ASEAN Plus Three Economic Ministers’ Joint Statement on Mitigating the Economic Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic Issued

May 25, 2020: The 2020 Report on Compliance by Major Trading Partners with Trade Agreements (WTO, FTA/EPA and IIA) and the METI Priorities Based on the 2020 Report Released

May 21, 2020: The Round Table for Infrastructure Systems Export Compiles Interim Report (Electricity and Energy)

May 18, 2020: METI Minister Kajiyama Holds Meeting with H.E. Mr. Simon Birmingham, Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, Australia, via Video Conference

May 15, 2020: METI Minister Kajiyama Attends Second G20 Trade and Investment Ministerial Meeting via Video Conference

May 13, 2020: Thirtieth Round of Negotiations for Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)

May 8, 2020: Review of the End User List

May 5, 2020: APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade Issue Joint Statement on COVID-19

May 1, 2020: METI Minister Kajiyama Holds Meeting with H.E. Mr. Chan Chun Sing, Minister for Trade and Industry, Singapore, via Video Conference

Apr 30, 2020: The 29th Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Trade Negotiating Committee Meeting (RCEP TNC) Issues Joint Statement
Apr 30, 2020: Japan and Russia promote cooperation on countermeasures against COVID-19

Apr 24, 2020: Minister Kajiyama Holds Video Conference with H.E. Mr. Maksim Reshetnikov, Minister of Economic Development of Russia.

Apr 23, 2020: “The First Round-Table Panel for the Post 2020 Infrastructure Systems Export Strategy” to be Held

Apr 22, 2020: “ASEAN-Japan Economic Ministers’ Joint statement on Initiatives on Economic Resilience” Formulated

Apr 17, 2020: METI Minister Kajiyama Holds Telephone Conference with H.E. Mr. Tran Tuan Anh, Minister of Industry and Trade, Viet Nam

Apr 16, 2020: Twenty-ninth Round of Negotiations for Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)

Mar 31, 2020: METI Minister Kajiyama Attends G20 Trade and Investment Ministerial Meeting via Video Conference

Mar 19, 2020: Japan Requests the Establishment of a Panel under the WTO Agreement Regarding India’s Measures Concerning Tariff Increase on ICT Products

Mar 6, 2020: Announcement on the Eighth Japan-Korea Export Control Policy Dialogue

Mar 5, 2020: Deregulatory Measures in Import and Export Procedures as a Response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Feb 28, 2020: Third Japan-U.K. Industrial Policy Dialogue Held

Feb 21, 2020: JPO Strengthens Cooperative Activities in IP Fields to Help Achieve Sustainable Economic Growth in African Countries
Feb 21, 2020: Announcement on the Eighth Japan-Korea Export Control Policy Dialogue

Feb 19, 2020: The 27th Asian Export Control Seminar Held

Feb 14, 2020: Relaxation of Import and Export Procedures and other Treatment as Responses to the Novel Coronavirus Epidemic

Feb 4, 2020: Memorandum of Cooperation on Strengthening Energy and Infrastructure Finance and Market Building Cooperation Concluded between Japan and the United States

Feb 3, 2020: Important Notice for Trade License Applicants in Kanto Area

Jan 30, 2020: Study Group on Security Assessment of Cloud Services Compiles its Discussion Results into Report

Jan 29, 2020: METI State Minister Makihara Visits Switzerland and France

Jan 24, 2020: Ministerial Meeting on WTO Negotiations on Electronic Commerce under Osaka Track Process

Jan 15, 2020: METI Minister Kajiyama Visits the United States

Jan 14, 2020: Joint Statement on Trilateral Meeting of Trade Ministers Released

Jan 10, 2020: METI Minister Kajiyama Visits Australia

Dec 25, 2019: Sixth Japan-EU Working Group on Corporate Social Responsibility Held

Dec 23, 2019: Second Japan-Indonesia Dialogue on Automobiles Held
Dec 23, 2019: Third Japan-China Smart Manufacturing and Exchange Seminar Held
Dec 23, 2019: Japan and India Exchange Progress Reports of Japan Industrial Townships in India

Dec 22, 2019: METI Minister Kajiyama Visits the People’s Republic of China

Dec 16, 2019: The Seventh Japan-Korea Export Control Policy Dialogue Held

Dec 12, 2019: Promotion of Japan-India Business Cooperation in the Field of Digital Infrastructure Welcomed
Dec 12, 2019: The JPO Hosts the Eighth TM5 Annual Meeting

Dec 10, 2019: METI Minister Kajiyama Visits India

Dec 9, 2019: The 13th Japan-China Energy Efficiency and Environment Forum Held (Summary of the Results)
Dec 9, 2019: The 19th Vice-Minister-Level Regular Consultation Held between METI and MOFCOM

Dec 5, 2019: Director-General Level Preparatory Meeting for the Seventh Japan-Korea Export Control Policy Dialogue

Nov 26, 2019: METI Minister Kajiyama Holds Meeting with H.E. Dr. Cham Prasidh, Senior Minister, Ministry of Industry and Handicrafts, Kingdom of Cambodia
Nov 26, 2019: Sixteenth Round of Negotiations on a Free Trade Agreement among Japan, China and the ROK to be Held

Nov 25, 2019: Japan-Brazil PPH to Become Available in All Technical Fields

Nov 20, 2019: The 9th Trilateral EU-US-Japan Conference on Critical Materials Held
Nov 20, 2019: Japan Held Consultations under the WTO Agreement with the Government of the Republic of Korea Regarding Japan’s Update of Licensing Policies and Procedures on Exports to the ROK

Nov 19, 2019: Cabinet Decision on the Cabinet Order to Partially Amend the Export Trade Control Order

Nov 13, 2019: New Municipality Joins the Support Program for Regional Foreign Direct Investment in Japan (Kyoto Prefecture)

Nov 12, 2019: The 13th Japan-China Energy Conservation and Environment Forum to be Held

Nov 11, 2019: Two Institutes in India were certified as Members of the Japan-India Institutes for Manufacturing (JIMs)

Nov 8, 2019: Prime Minister Abe Receives ABAC 2019 Report to APEC Economic Leaders
Nov 8, 2019: Japan to Hold Consultations with the Government of the Republic of Korea (ROK) under the WTO Agreement Regarding Japan’s Update of Licensing Policies and Procedures on Exports of Controlled Items to the ROK

Nov 7, 2019: The 18th Vice-Minister-Level Regular Consultation Held between METI and BMWi

Nov 6, 2019: METI State Minister Makihara Visits Shanghai, China

Nov 5, 2019: METI State Minister Makihara Visits the Kingdom of Thailand

Oct 31, 2019: Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Ministerial Preparation Meeting and Signing Ceremony on Collaboration Projects between Japanese and Thai Companies to be Held
Oct 31, 2019: METI to Hold “Regional Business Conference in Sendai”

Oct 30, 2019: New Municipalities Subject to the Support Program for Regional Foreign Direct Investment in Japan Determined (Kanagawa Prefecture and Okinawa Prefecture)
Oct 30, 2019: METI Parliamentary Vice-Minister Miyamoto Visits Slovakia and France

Oct 26, 2019: Ministerial Meeting on the Global Forum on Steel Excess Capacity(GFSEC) Held

Oct 25, 2019: METI Minister Sugawara Holds Meeting with H.E. Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, UAE Minister of State and ADNOC CEO

Oct 24, 2019: “Saudi-Japan Vision 2030 2.0 Updated” Formulated
Oct 24, 2019: METI Minister Sugawara Holds Meeting with H.E. Mr. Rashid Meredov, Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Turkmenistan

Oct 21, 2019: Japan-EU-OECD Seminar on Supporting International Collaboration on RBC/CSR Held

Oct 18, 2019: Tenth U.S.-Japan Policy Cooperation Dialogue on the Internet Economy Held
Oct 18, 2019: METI State Minister Makihara Attends Regional Business Conference in Yokohama

Oct 15, 2019: METI Minister Sugawara Visits Thailand
Oct 15, 2019: Workshop on the Osaka Track Held as Part of the WTO Public Forum 2019

Oct 12, 2019: Japan Held Consultations with the Government of the Republic of Korea under the WTO Agreement Regarding Japan’s Update of Licensing Policies and Procedures on Exports to the ROK

Oct 11, 2019: RCEP Ministerial Meeting to be Held

Oct 9, 2019: Seminar on International Trade Remedy Titled “Protect Your Benefits with Anti-Dumping Knowledge” to be Held

Oct 4, 2019: Brexit Preparation “Service Desks” for SME’s and Businesses Open across Japan

Oct 1, 2019: JETRO Releases Collection of Successful Case Examples of Overseas Business Development as Effort under the Consortium for New Export Nation Program

Sep 30, 2019: METI Minister Sugawara Holds Meeting with Minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit, Minister of Industry, the Kingdom of Thailand

Sep 27, 2019: Hydrogen Fluoride Exports to the Republic of Korea in August

Sep 26, 2019: Seventeenth Round of the Negotiations for a Japan-Turkey Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)
Sep 26, 2019: Category of Inward Direct Investment Act, etc to be Revised and Modified

Sep 25, 2019: METI Minister Sugawara Holds Meeting with The Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss MP, Secretary of State for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade of the United Kingdom

Sep 17, 2019: Twenty-Eighth Round of Negotiations for Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)

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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