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Jun 10, 2019: METI Minister Seko Holds a Meeting with Minister Le Maire, France

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 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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